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

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