April 29, 2020

Twitter turns off SMS-based tweeting in most countries

Buh-bye, original way of tweeting. Twitter said it's to keep our accounts safe, referring to unspecified SMS-enabled vulnerabilities.

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March 17, 2020

Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings

What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can't log into your bank account because it's controlled by a hacker who's draining you dry.

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January 17, 2020

Google will now accept your iPhone as an authentication key

Google has updated its Smart Lock to let iOS users security-dongle-ize their iPhones.

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November 27, 2019

Police arrest alleged Chuckling Squad member who hijacked @Jack Dorsey

Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, "Swatting celebrities for a follow back."

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November 18, 2019

Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts

Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets' mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.

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November 12, 2019

Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number

The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.

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October 11, 2019

Hackers bypassing some types of 2FA security FBI warns

Some types of 2FA security can no longer be guaranteed to keep the bad guys out, the FBI warned US companies.

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September 06, 2019

Twitter turns off SMS texting after @Jack hijacking

Two problems, Twitter says: vulnerabilities that mobile carriers need to fix & its reliance on linked numbers for 2FA.

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May 17, 2019

Hacking gang stole millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swaps

Six alleged members of "The Community" were indicted, along with three phone service employees who allegedly helped target subscribers.

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