A manager at an unnamed telecommunications company has admitted to SIM swapping his customers.
Tag: SIM swapping
Facebook Marketplace users’ stolen data offered for sale
Personal data belonging to 200,000 Facebook Marketplace users has been published online, including email addresses and phone numbers.
SEC X account hacked to hawk crypto-scams
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account was compromised to take advantage of an expected Bitcoin ETFs announcement.
SIM swapper jailed for 18 months over crypto heist
Nicholas Truglia (25) from Florida was sentenced to 18 months on Thursday for his involvement in a digital heist that cost…
The FCC moves to curb SIM swap attacks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going to set new rules to curb the rising threat of SIM swapping, also known…
Telegram-powered bots circumvent 2FA
Two-factor authentication is a great way to protect your online accounts, and we always recommend you turn it on. But where…
Gang arrested for SIM-swapping celebrities, stealing $100 million
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA)—working alongside the US Secret Service, Homeland Security, the FBI, Europol, and the District Attorney’s Office…
The informed voter’s guide to election cyberthreats
Singapore held its most recent general election on July 10 2020, and although they used the electoral system called first-past-the-post (FPTP),…
Report: Pandemic caused significant shift in buyer appetite in the dark web
Last year, credentials for PayPal, Facebook, and Airbnb were among the top goods on high demand in the dark web, aka…
TrickBot adds new trick to its arsenal: tampering with trusted texts
Researchers from Dell Secureworks saw a new feature in TrickBot that allows it to tamper with the web sessions of users…