Polish authorities arrested four members of a cybercrime group that used SIM-swapping to hijack phone numbers, intercept SMS and email, and drain…
According to the CBZC, the suspects did not simply guess passwords.
A SIM swap is powerful because your phone number is often the master key to everything else.
You cannot stop a determined carrier-side attack on your own, but you can remove the payoff.
The four arrested individuals now face charges including participation in an organized criminal group and hacking offenses, and they remain in pre-trial detention as the case proceeds.
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