sim card on a fish hook - Credit: Andrei Metelev / Shutterstock SIM-swapping attacks present a potential risk to all mobile phone users. With this type of fraud, a hacker is able to take control of ...

Have you ever gotten a new phone only to find out it’s locked to a specific carrier? This often happens when you purchase a subsidized phone from a carrier. The carrier locks the phone so you can’t ...

You know what’s worse than having your password stolen? Having your phone number stolen. SIM-swapping, a type of identity theft, is a means for scammers to get ...

Experts are warning mobile phone users to be extra vigilant over a fresh wave of SIM-swap fraud, which has doubled in the space of a year. The dodgy practice – which counts Twitter founder Jack Dorsey ...

This article explains how to get your Vodacom PUK number using official methods and what to do if you encounter any difficulties.

Security is one crucial issue to we need to pay attention to due to the unsafe environments we live in. Most people have had their phones stolen at some point. And those stolen phones had their bank ...

Last week, I shared a horror story: My SIM was swapped. My Google and Twitter accounts were also stolen, and $25,000 was withdrawn from my bank account for a Bitcoin purchase. I thought I was targeted ...

The new Samsung Galaxy Note 5 requires a nano SIM card for you to place calls, access the Internet, download applications, and share photos over your network service ...

T-Mobile is investigating a retail store employee who allegedly made unauthorized changes to a subscriber’s account in an elaborate scheme to steal the customer’s three-letter Instagram username. The ...

A Thane-based woman lost Rs 1 lakh in a SIM swap fraud case. A cyber fraudster posing as a telecom company executive called the victim and asked her to send her pin to customer care number of their ...