The US Secret Service says it has dismantled 300+ SIM card servers in the NYC area that could have disrupted communications ahead of the UN General Assembly
NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/... Anthony Guglielmi / @ajguglielmi : While investigating threats against senior officials, the @SecretService uncovered & dismantled a telecom network capable of disr...
AT&T launches Account Lock to protect wireless users against SIM swapping attacks, following similar features from T-Mobile, Verizon, and Google Fi
here's what you need to know Alex Perry / Mashable : AT&T's new Wireless Account Lock can protect you from SIM swapping Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer : AT&T rolls out “Wireless Lock” feature to b...
US intelligence reports: online terrorist network 764 is using techniques normally used for financial crimes, such as SIM swapping, to commit child sextortion
US cops are ringing alarms about how teenage cybercriminals are veering into domestic terrorism partly for accelerationism but also for the cred. — Amazing @gregotto.bsky.social + Jana Winter story ...
The FBI charges Alabama man Eric Council Jr. with hacking the SEC's X account on January 9, 2024 to post a fake announcement about approving spot bitcoin ETFs
Causing Bitcoin To Spike Jonathan Greig / The Record : Alabama man arrested in breach of SEC social media account Karissa Bell / Engadget : The FBI arrested an Alabama man for allegedly helping hack t...
Current and former T-Mobile and Verizon employees say they are receiving texts offering up to $300 to perform a SIM swap; T-Mobile says it is investigating
Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps.
The US SEC says the January 9 hack of its X account was via a SIM swap attack to reset its password; it had disabled 2FA in July 2023 over account access issues
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Hackers access some customer data at FTX, Genesis, and BlockFi by SIM swapping an employee of Kroll, which manages creditor claims for the bankrupt companies
We were recently informed that on Saturday, August 19, 2023 … Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Kroll data breach exposes info of FTX, BlockFi, Genesis creditors Pierluigi Paganini / Security Affairs :...
FTX, Genesis, and BlockFi customer data is compromised after a SIM swap against an employee of Kroll, which manages creditor claims for the bankrupt companies
A ‘cybersecurity incident’ affected Kroll, which gathers customer claim data on behalf of bankrupt companies. — Register Now
WhatsApp rolls out new device verification and account protection features, including defenses against SIM jacking and other social engineering attacks
WhatsApp has begun rolling out a handful of new security features. The most notable sees the company doing more to protect users …
SEC filing: T-Mobile says a hacker stole the data of ~37M customers, including names, addresses, and phone numbers, but not passwords, SSNs, or credit cards
here's what to do if you're ever worried that your data was leaked Chris Velazco / Washington Post : Here's what to do if you think you're affected by T-Mobile's latest data breach Lorenzo Franceschi-...