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Recovering from a SIM Swap Attack

12 Aug 2024 13 minute read 9 comments 7R!XxSec

  What is a SIM Swap Attack? A SIM Swap Attack (SSA) is a form of identity theft and fraud in which a malicious actor assumes ownership over the SIM Card of a victim’s phone. While typically a social-engineering attack, done by impersonating the vict...

Argentine accounts of Payoneer, an application to collect in dollars, are emptied: the dangerous security measure that enabled the hack

19 Jan 2024 6 minute read 1 comment Bulebule22

• The online payment platform allows you to reset the password via SMS and this opens the door to attackers.• There are users who lost up to 60 thousand dollars: what they say and what the app responds.   Argentine Payoneer users reported the emptyin...

SIM Card Lock: A Simple Way to Thwart SIM Swap?

4 Nov 2023 3 minute read 2 comments Crypto Safety First

SIM Card Lock does NOT ❗ protect against SIM SWAP attacks. Still, using a SIM Card Lock is a good practice to avoid the consequences of SIM card theft. What is a SIM Card Lock? A SIM card lock, also known as a SIM card PIN lock, is a security featur...

Why Your Cellphone Shouldn't Be Used For Crypto And The Dangers of SIM Swapping.

13 Feb 2021 6 minute read 2 comments TiddyBit

Cellphones are a technology that makes just about everything easier. From being closer in contact by a simple phone call, text, video and more but they should only be kept to a minimum when used for crypto and I will tell you why in what happened to...