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Tag Archives: SIM swaps
Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings
What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can’t log into your bank account because it’s controlled by a hacker who’s draining you dry.
Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key
Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.
Police arrest alleged Chuckling Squad member who hijacked @Jack Dorsey
Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, “Swatting celebrities for a follow back.”
Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts
Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets’ mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.
Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number
The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.
Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns
Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.
Twitter slaps back SMS texting after @Jack hijacking
Two problems, Twitter says: vulnerabilities that mobile carriers need to fix & its reliance on linked numbers for 2FA.
Hacking gang stole millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swaps
Six alleged members of “The Community” were indicted, along with three phone service employees who allegedly helped target subscribers.