SIM Swap – your smartphone is the weakest security link
The mobile phone porting scam, also known as a SIM swap scam, is when a scammer transfers your mobile number to a device they control, without your permission. Your phone number is the weakest link in the security chain.
SIM Swap: Why?
Before we delve into how, let’s examine why SIM swap is so crucial to scammers.
- Your phone number allows them to intercept your text messages, including those containing verification codes for your online accounts, such as banks, online shopping, loyalty programs, and more.
- Potentially gain access to your bank accounts using two-factor identification codes
- Make premium cost calls
Remember, they don’t have your handset, and since you log in to Google or iCloud, they don’t have access to passwords on the device or access to email, contacts, social media, and other sensitive services. Yet!
And the ‘yet’ is all about how much the scammer or dark web AI knows about you.
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