“Stole $24 Million But Still Can’t Keep a Friend”
Unsettling new claims have emerged about Nicholas Truglia, a 21-year-old Manhattan resident accused of hijacking cell phone accounts to steal
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U.S. Mobile Giants Want to be Your Online Identity
The four major U.S. wireless carriers today detailed a new initiative that may soon let Web sites eschew passwords and
Read more Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy
Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked
Read more AT&T, Sprint, Verizon to Stop Sharing Customer Location Data With Third Parties
In the wake of a scandal involving third-party companies leaking or selling precise, real-time location data on virtually all Americans
Read more Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers Without Consent in Real Time Via Its Web Site
LocationSmart, a U.S. based company that acts as an aggregator of real-time data about the precise location of mobile phone
Read more Think You’ve Got Your Credit Freezes Covered? Think Again.
I spent a few days last week speaking at and attending a conference on responding to identity theft. The forum
Read more How to Fight Mobile Number Port-out Scams
T-Mobile, AT&T and other mobile carriers are reminding customers to take advantage of free services that can block identity thieves
Read more Is Your Mobile Carrier Your Weakest Link?
More online services than ever now offer two-step authentication — requiring customers to complete a login using their phone or other
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