Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. sim card on a fish hook - Credit: Andrei Metelev / Shutterstock SIM-swapping attacks present a potential risk to all mobile phone ...

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 ...

Your phone number is tied to your bank, your email, your health portal and every two-factor code you receive. Criminals can steal it with one phone call. Here’s how to lock it down.

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 ...

T-Mobile will be adding a new layer of security to its port-out process with the addition of a PIN, according to the company. According to The T-Mo Report, which obtained an internal document, the new ...

Editor’s note: We’ve discovered a solution far simpler than setting a SIM PIN, so we’ve updated this story accordingly. A week ago, Ars Technica reported on a flaw within Apple’s iMessaging system.

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 ...

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 ...

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 your phone number, allowing them to intercept phone calls and text ...