Cellular providers offer all kinds of security and data encryption to their customers, but there's one task users should ...

WAKULLA COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - The Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office is warning of a SIM card swapping scam, per a social media post. A SIM card is the small chip inside your phone that lets people make ...

If you haven’t experienced SIM swap fraud, count yourself lucky. It’s a relatively new, sophisticated form of fraud that allows hackers to gain access to bank accounts, credit card numbers, and other ...

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HOUSTON — A Houston woman says a quick break-in at a park turned into a months-long nightmare after criminals repeatedly tried to hijack her cell phone number without ever stealing her phone. Marcia ...

Jeff Drobman knew something was wrong when Bank of America alerts popped up on his phone. “I started to get notifications that someone tried to log into my account, that my password had been changed,” ...

WAXAHACHIE, Texas — A Waxahachie man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to a wire fraud scheme involving taking control of victims' cell phone numbers to steal ...

During Kaspersky Lab’s ( www.Kaspersky.co.za ) annual Cyber Security Weekend that took place in Cape Town, South Africa, Kaspersky Lab experts discussed the wide spread growth of mobile payments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. This is not as easy as it sounds — and it’s not common advice.

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DALLAS, Texas — A Waxahachie man has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for orchestrating a SIM card-swapping fraud scheme, according to the United States Attorney for the Northern District ...

A heads up for Leon County taxpayers — the hiring practices of the Leon County Attorney’s office are under scrutiny, and a lawsuit could soon be filed. The location of the animal rescue facility ...