Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Federal Communications Commission unanimously agreed to embark on a rulemaking that would require mobile network companies to verify ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Scammers have found a way to take over your phone, along with your banking and other apps, through a high stakes scam known as "SIM swapping." Victims are susceptible to their social ...
AT&T has launched a new security feature called "Wireless Lock" that protects customers from SIM swapping attacks by preventing changes to their account information and the porting of phone numbers ...
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 ...
Even if you're not a T-Mobile customer, SIM-swap fraud is real. Here are some ways you can avoid it. Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and ...
The F.B.I. has issued a warning about the growing number of “SIM swap” scams that essentially steal someone’s cellphone number to hack their personal data. A “SIM swap” scam occurs when a criminal ...
Rules require more secure customer authentication and notice for SIM changes and port-out requests On November 16, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") released a Report ...
Five major US wireless carriers – AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Tracfone and US Mobile – are susceptible to SIM swap scams, a danger apparently looming large especially over prepaid accounts, a study by ...
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