Security, Scams & Risk

Sim Swapping

Also: SIM Swap

An attack in which a criminal convinces a mobile carrier to move your phone number to their SIM card, then uses it to intercept text codes and take over accounts. Authenticator apps or hardware keys are safer than SMS codes.

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