Your phone doesn't block SIM swapping attacks by default: Turn on these carrier settings now
Home & Office Home Home & Office Networking Mobile Carriers Your phone doesn't block SIM swapping attacks by default: Turn on these carrier settings now A SIM swapping attack could compromise your phone, your personal accounts, and even your identity. Written by Lance Whitney, ContributorContributor Aug. PT Lance Whitney/ZDNETIn recent years, SIM swapping attacks have increased, prompting the mobile industry to try to combat them more effectively.SIM swapping is a type of fraud in which a scammer transfers your mobile phone number to a SIM in their own device.
- ▪Home & Office Home Home & Office Networking Mobile Carriers Your phone doesn't block SIM swapping attacks by default: Turn on these carrier settings now A SIM swapping attack could compromise your phone, your personal accounts, and even you
- ▪Written by Lance Whitney, ContributorContributor Aug.
- ▪PT Lance Whitney/ZDNETIn recent years, SIM swapping attacks have increased, prompting the mobile industry to try to combat them more effectively.SIM swapping is a type of fraud in which a scammer transfers your mobile phone number to a SIM
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Home & Office Home Home & Office Networking Mobile Carriers Your phone doesn't block SIM swapping attacks by default: Turn on these carrier settings now A SIM swapping attack could compromise your phone, your personal accounts, and even your identity. Here's how to thwart them. Written by Lance Whitney, ContributorContributor Aug. 7, 2026 at 8:36 a.m. PT Lance Whitney/ZDNETIn recent years, SIM swapping attacks have increased, prompting the mobile industry to try to combat them more effectively.SIM swapping is a type of fraud in which a scammer transfers your mobile phone number to a SIM in their own device. By intercepting calls or texts sent to your phone, they can capture two-factor authentication codes and other information intended for you.
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