The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) have urged financial institutions ...

Criminals are increasingly using a technique called “SIM swapping” to steal personal information and gain access to your accounts via your phone. SIM swapping is a crime where criminals steal your ...

The app’s updated capabilities strengthen identity protection, aiming to disrupt device-related crime.

The FBI is issuing a warning about a new scam that’s costing victims millions of dollars. A news release from the FBI alerts mobile carriers and the public about an increase in Subscriber Identity ...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) — A Bank of America customer says he has been refunded thousands of dollars that a suspected fraudster drained from his account in the middle of the night during a SIM-swapping ...

We live in a fast-paced digital world, and smartphones have become a staple of our everyday lives. We rely on the device for everything from communication to banking to controlling all of our ...

The fraud involves criminals gaining control of a victim's mobile phone number [PA Media] A growing number of cyber-criminals are collecting personal information shared on social media to hijack ...

Smartphones have been a boon to productivity and convenience. Many consumers have shifted their banking and investment transactions to the time-saving apps on their phones. But along with convenience, ...

Your phone number could be stolen, giving thieves access to your accounts. Robert Ross had never heard of the crime of “SIM swapping” until he became a victim. “I saw a notification for a withdrawal ...

Experts have raised the alarm about SIM swapping fraud after the number of recorded scams surged tenfold in a year. There was a 1,055 per cent increase in unauthorised phone SIM swaps in the UK in ...

Have you heard of SIM swapping? It’s a new trick that hackers are using to get money and mess up your life. So, what is SIM swapping? It’s when a hacker tricks your cell phone company into thinking ...

The convenience of eSIM cards has opened a potential security hole for bad actors. Smartphones have been a boon to productivity and convenience. Many consumers have shifted their banking and ...