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What is SIM Swap Scam and How to Avoid it

What is SIM Swap Scam.

A Sim Swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, Smishing and simjacking, SIM swapping) is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification in which the second factor or step is a text message (SMS) or call placed to a mobile telephone. 

How do SIM swapping scams work?


Signs you may be a victim of SIM swap scam.


How can you protect yourself from SIM swap scams?






A number of high-profile hacks have occurred utilizing SIM swapping, including some on the social media sites Instagram and Twitter. In 2019, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Twitter account was hacked via this method.



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