SIM swapping is one of several names for a type of scam or fraud that involves an attacker moving a victim’s cellular phone number to a SIM card they control. Also called port-out scams, SIM swap ...

Experts say that swapping SIM cards is on the rise as hackers try to gain access to a phone user's finances, unbeknownst to those users. SIM (subscriber identity module or subscriber identification ...

Recently, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, better known as the Hawks, joined forces with other intelligence agencies to bust someone who was illicitly using four SIM card ...

It’s 2025, and cell phone numbers are ubiquitous. We use our phone numbers to sign up for websites and online services, from retail and banking to social media and ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has urged millions of mobile users across the country to stay vigilant against fraudsters posing as representatives of SIM card services. This warning was ...

This year’s iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air only have an eSIM this time around in Canada, finally ...

AT&T is rolling out a protection that prevents unauthorized changes to mobile accounts as the carrier attempts to fight a costly form of account hijacking that occurs when a scammer swaps out the SIM ...