SIM swap fraud, in which a cellular service provider is duped into assigning a mobile phone number to a new SIM card is real and on the increase, according to experts. What's False SIM information ...

As the last few years have shown, it’s more important than ever to protect our data. If the big tech giants and data aggregation firms aren’t making us vulnerable by lax data protection policies, ...

In July 2023, high-tech, silver spheres began appearing in cities around the world, offering users the chance to have their retinas scanned in return for a few dollars' worth of a new cryptocurrency ...

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 ...

One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be ...

India is set to introduce SIM-binding and CNAP regulations, which are expected to affect how mobile users register and manage ...

You don’t need to spend a bundle or carry around two phones to have a second number. Not only do most modern smartphones now let you set up another line using a second SIM card or an eSIM, but there ...

The eSIM standard was introduced in 2016, slowly gaining support as a secondary option in smartphones. Rather than holding ...

Losing track of your own phone number is disconcerting. It’s also something that happens frequently enough. Human memory is imperfect anyway. Making it an issue for just about everybody at some point.