The Grio

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

WASHINGTON (AP) — One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn’t make calls or texts. That, though ...
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The Hack: the true story behind the phone hacking ITV drama starring David Tennant

It’s official: the new ITV drama The Hack has finally had its air date confirmed. Boasting an all-star cast – David Tennant, Toby Jones, Robert Carlyle among others – the show is set to tell the story ...
The Daily Dot

What is SIM hacking?

Your phone number may be the key to your bank account as many scammers are using a new technique called SIM hacking. In a TikTok with over 1.2 million views, creator lex.and.her.pen (@lex.and.her.pen) ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

What's worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

Port-out hijacking goes a step beyond hacking into a store, bank or credit card account. In this case, the thieves take over your phone number. Any calls or texts go to them, not to you. When your own ...
WDRB

What's worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too. Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein recently fell victim to a type of fraud known ...