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SIM Swappers Try Bribing T-Mobile and Verizon Staff $300

Richi Jennings | April 16, 2024 | 2fa, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, bypass 2FA, Industry Insider, Insider, Insider attack, Insider Attacks, insider breach, Insider Fraud, insider risk, malicious social engineering, MFA, MFA hacks, mfa login, MFA Methods, Multi-Factor Authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Multifactor Authentication, SB Blogwatch, SIM swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swap scams, SIM swapping, sms scam, SMS scams, SMS Spam, SMS Spamming, social engineeering, T-Mobile, t-mobile breach, t-mobile data breach, T-Mobile hack, two factor authentication, two-factor-authentication.2fa, verizon, verizon data breach, Verizon Wireless
Not OK: SMS 2FA — Widespread spam targets carrier employees, as scrotes try harder to evade two-factor authentication ...
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FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud

Richi Jennings | November 20, 2023 | 2 factor, 2 factor auth, 2-factor authentication, 2FA apps, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA phishing, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, Cloud MFA, DUAL FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, hacking two factor, Jessica Rosenworcel, MFA, MFA hacks, mfasecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), number port-out fraud, number port-out scams, Number Portability Administration Center, port-out scams, SB Blogwatch, SIM swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swap scams, SIM swapping, SMS, SMS messages, SMS phishing, sms scam, SMS scams, smshing, two-factor-authentication.2fa
Too many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us ...
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FINALLY! FCC Acts on SMS Scam-Spam — But Will It Work?

FINALLY! FCC Acts on SMS Scam-Spam — But Will It Work?

Richi Jennings | March 17, 2023 | Caller ID Spoofing, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, SB Blogwatch, scam, SMS, SMS fraud, SMS messages, SMS phishing, sms scam, SMS scams, SMS Spam, smshing, Spam, STIR/SHAKEN, U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission rules to block illegal text messages. What took you so long? ...
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‘GriftHorse’ Android Trojan: 10M Victims Lose Millions per Month

‘GriftHorse’ Android Trojan: 10M Victims Lose Millions per Month

Richi Jennings | September 30, 2021 | android, GriftHorse, SB Blogwatch, sms scam, staring into an equine oral abyss
Researchers found a huge nest of Trojan apps in the Google Play Store, dubbed GriftHorse ...
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Scam alert: UK citizens receive fake text messages amid lockdown. If you plan to leave the house, you better pay up.

Scam alert: UK citizens receive fake text messages amid lockdown. If you plan to leave the house, you better pay up.

Alina Bizga | April 7, 2020 | COVID-19, gov.uk, Industry News, scam, sms scam, text scam, uk
New scams taking advantage of the current lockdown are popping up daily. According to Richmond Council leaders, fraudsters have a new trick up their sleeve – “fines” for not respecting social distancing ...
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Choice Hotels: If a + b + c = d, then oops, we might have leaked some Safari users’ personal info

Choice Hotels: If a + b + c = d, then oops, we might have leaked some Safari users’ personal info

Filip Truta | December 5, 2019 | credit card, Data leak, Hotel, Industry News, Safari, sms scam
Choice Hotels has advised its customers to watch out for fraud after an extremely specific security lapse may have compromised their personal data. In a notice to customers, the hospitality franchise says ...
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