Tag: SIM cards
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Scammers offer cash to phone carrier staff to swap SIM cards
Threat actors appear to be using stolen employee records from telephone companies to entice workers to perform illegal SIM swaps in return …
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Ukraine dismantles 5 disinformation bot farms, seizes 10,000 SIM cards
The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) has announced that since the start of the war with Russia, it has discovered and shut down five bot …
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AFP using a squad of good boys to detect devices such as USBs and SIM cards
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) this week revealed some of its canine squad have been trained to sniff out devices, such as USBs and …
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Italian mobile operator offers to replace SIM cards after massive data breach
Ho Mobile, an Italian mobile operator, owned by Vodafone, has confirmed a massive data breach on Monday and is now taking the rare step of …
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861 Million SIM cards in 29 Countries are Vulnerable to Simjacker Attacks
Simjacker vulnerability disclosed last month, being exploited by attackers for more than two years. The vulnerability is based on SIM card …
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Simjacker Vulnerability – Attackers take Control Over Mobile Phones via an SMS Message
Security researchers disclosed a new attack dubbed Simjacker, that can be exploited by sending an SMS containing a specific type of spyware …
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1B Mobile Users Vulnerable to Ongoing ‘SimJacker’ Surveillance Attack
A vulnerability discovered in mobile SIM cards is being actively exploited to track phone owners’ locations, intercept calls and more – …
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Smashing Security #128: Shackled ankles, photo scrapes, and SIM card swaps
A bad software update causes big headaches for Dutch police, but brings temporary freedom to criminals. SIM swaps are in the news again as …
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Flaws in a popular GPS tracker leak real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone
“This device is marketed at keeping the most vulnerable safe and yet anybody can locate and listen into thousands of people’s lives …
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Astronomical costs, geopolitical headaches: Telecom fraud is too big to ignore, report says
International telecommunications fraud — a broad category that includes everything from consumer scams to corporate ripoffs — costs …
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Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison
A college student who stole more than $5 million in cryptocurrency by hijacking the phone numbers of around 40 victims pleaded guilty and …
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SIM Swapping Victims Who Lost Millions Are Pressuring Telcos to Protect Their Customers
In the last year, hundreds—perhaps thousands—of people have had their phone numbers hijacked by hackers looking to steal their unique …
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