SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks

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SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks

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Pulse of Truth@infosec.pubEnglish · 3 years ago

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SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target's phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models.

SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target’s phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models. […]

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