If you haven’t experienced SIM swap fraud, count yourself lucky. It’s a relatively new, sophisticated form of fraud that allows hackers to gain access to bank accounts, credit card numbers, and other ...

The scam is called SIM swapping, or SIM hijacking, and it’s a concern for law enforcement in the United States and abroad as ...

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement ...

Protect your SIM cards because another scam is on the rise in Port St. Lucie. The Port St Lucie Police Department previously reported that detectives were able to recover about $96,000 for a victim of ...

NEW YORK, June 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (Feature Impact) The first sign is unexpectedly losing access to your cell phone. Soon after, when you connect to Wi-Fi, the gravity of the situation sinks ...

You're at home, scrolling through your phone like any other night. Suddenly, nothing works. Texts stop, calls fail and alerts disappear. That's how it started for Florida woman Patricia Escriva. She ...

Jeff Drobman knew something was wrong when Bank of America alerts popped up on his phone. “I started to get notifications that someone tried to log into my account, that my password had been changed,” ...

HOUSTON — A Houston woman says a quick break-in at a park turned into a months-long nightmare after criminals repeatedly tried to hijack her cell phone number without ever stealing her phone. Marcia ...