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SIM Swappers Are Phishing Telecom Company Employees to Access Internal Tools

January 28, 2020 admin cellphone, hacker, hacking, Infrastructure, sim swap, sim swapping, t-mobile, telecom, telecom companies, verizon

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:02:31 +0000

SIM swappers are particularly interested in a tool called Omni from Verizon that allows hackers to take over phone numbers.

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Hackers Are Breaking Directly Into Telecom Companies to Take Over Customer Phone Numbers

January 10, 2020 admin ajit pai, at&t, FCC, hacking, ron wyden, sim jacking, sim swap, sim swapping, t-mobile, verizon

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 21:39:51 +0000

SIM swappers have escalated from bribing employees to using remote desktop software to get direct access to internal T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint tools.

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Authorities Arrest Alleged Member of Group That Hacked Jack Dorsey

November 25, 2019 admin 2fa, hacked account, hacking, Jack Dorsey, sim swap, sim swapping, t-mobile, the chuckling squad, Twitter, verizon

Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:16:18 +0000

The alleged member was arrested around two weeks ago, another member of the hacking group told Motherboard.