Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:17:51 +0000

Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets’ mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/J1Y9CgBcaSw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:15:39 +0000

The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WC2UWpWBTyQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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