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MTN launches self-service SIM swap initiative in Tamale

MTN Ghana has launched a Self-Service SIM Swap initiative in Tamale, introducing a digital platform that allows customers to replace lost, stolen, damaged or unavailable SIM cards without visiting a ...
IT News Africa

”Biometric SIM registration could stop billions lost to fraud”

Telecommunications fraud costs the country more than R5.3 billion a year, according to the Communications Risk Information Centre’s 2025 Telecommunications Sector Report, with close to 60% of mobile ...
MyBroadband

Using selfies and biometrics to stop SIM-swap fraud in South Africa

Taking selfies and using biometrics to verify identities during SIM card registrations could help stop SIM-swap fraud, saving South Africans who bank on their phones billions of rands a year. This is ...
Indiatimes

Sola builder loses of Rs 1cr via e-sim swap fraud

Ahmedabad: A real estate developer from Sola area in Ahmedabad was duped of Rs 1.07 crore in an alleged e-sim swapping fraud, prompting a complaint with the cybercrime police on Thursday.According to ...
Indiatimes

Duplicate keys and SIM-swap trick: How UP man drained bank accounts from parked scooters across Kerala

KOCHI: A 34-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly carrying out a string of thefts by using duplicate keys to access two-wheelers and steal valuables.As per news agency PTI, ...
AOL

Your Phone's SIM Card Isn't Safe Until You Do This

a person's finger holding up a SIM card with a phone in the background - Towfiqu Ahamed/Getty Images A SIM card is a necessity for connecting your phone to a cellular network. Unfortunately, that ...
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AT&T's new Wireless Account Lock can protect you from SIM swapping

AT&T has a nifty new way of ensuring that its customers don't get SIM swapped. The telecom giant, which notably just agreed to a big settlement for huge data breaches, announced a new feature called ...