Category: sim swapping

How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives

Post author By Randall
Post date June 28, 2019
Categories In 2-factor, at&t, bad password, data breach, data security, digital security, gear, Gmail, Google, identity theft, infosec, Internet, Mobile, opinion, Security, services, sim, sim swapping, sms, t-mobile, Tech, Twitter, two-factorauthentication

[ad_1] “This is still very raw (I haven’t even told my family yet),” Coonce wrote in an anguished Medium post. “I can’t stop thinking about the small, easy things I could have done to protect myself along the way.” On a Monday night in June, Matthew Miller’s daughter woke him up to say that his […]

Hackers turn tables on account hijackers by stealing forum data

Post author By Randall
Post date May 19, 2019
Categories In breach, data, data breach, gear, Hack, hacking, Internet, ogusers, poetic justice, Security, sim hijacking, sim swapping, Tech

[ad_1] The incident reportedly sparked chaos, with users receiving phishing emails. The main OGusers administrator even turned off self-bans so that users couldn’t leave and theoretically cover some of their tracks. The hack’s consequences could extend significantly beyond giving account thieves and SIM hijackers a taste of their proverbial medicine. There’s a real chance law […]

US charges nine people over $2.4 million SIM hijacking ring

Post author By Randall
Post date May 12, 2019
Categories In crime, gear, Internet, Mobile, sim, sim card, sim hijacking, sim swapping, Tech, the community

[ad_1] Like with some of these schemes, The Community had help from the inside. Three of the charged men (Robert Jack, Fendley Joseph and Jarratt White) worked at wireless carriers, and allegedly took bribes in return for helping the others swipe customer identities. In other cases, Community members would pose as the victims in customer […]