Experts have raised the alarm about SIM swapping fraud after the number of recorded scams surged tenfold in a year. There was a 1,055 per cent increase in unauthorised phone SIM swaps in the UK in ...

Criminals are increasingly using a technique called “SIM swapping” to steal personal information and gain access to your accounts via your phone. SIM swapping is a crime where criminals steal your ...

SIM swap fraud, often called SIM hijacking, is a form of account takeover where criminals gain access to a victim's phone number. This allows them to assume control over the victim's mobile identity, ...

A SIM card is a very crucial link in our connected world. Without a SIM, you can’t use UPI, access bank OTPs , communicate with anyone, get online and even use maps. A few years ago, an Indian Army ...

Chiara is an award-winning investigative reporter who specialises in banking and fraud, joining Which? in 2015 following six years as a personal finance journalist at a national newspaper. Save ...