Mobile Security Bad actors are tempting T-Mobile employees with cash rewards to perform SIM swaps Numbers said to be sourced from a T-Mobile employee directory By Shawn Knight, April 16, 2024, 10:41 AM 12 comments
Mobile Security Former mobile carrier worker sentenced for role in SIM-swapping attacks A $2,325 bribe doesn't seem worth it By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2021, 8:25 AM
Security Mobile Princeton study: US carriers do little to protect customers from SIM-swap attacks One more reason to avoid using text messaging for two-factor authentication By Adrian Potoroaca, January 13, 2020, 7:42 PM 7 comments
Industry Federal judge rejects motion to dismiss $224M SIM-swapping lawsuit against AT&T Plaintiff has sufficiently shown that carrier may have violated the Federal Communications Act, said judge By Cal Jeffrey, July 23, 2019, 5:36 PM
Security Hacker receives 10-year plea deal for $5 million SIM-swapping scam Authorities say this is the first conviction for the crime of SIM swapping By Cal Jeffrey, February 4, 2019, 2:42 PM
Industry Security A man is suing AT&T for $224 million over a $24 million theft of cryptocurrency AT&T denies responsibility and will not be settling out of court By Cal Jeffrey, August 15, 2018, 12:37 PM 9 comments
Security A 20-year-old college student hacked 40 phones and stole $5 million He was reportedly about to board a plane to Europe when he was nabbed By Cal Jeffrey, July 31, 2018, 1:21 PM