Back Market categorises its refurbished iPhones into three grades – excellent (like-new), good (light signs of wear) and fair ...

About four years ago, the Mulot SIM-swap criminals—long associated with mobile money fraud—mainly operated in Bomet and Narok counties. Mulot, comprising three trading centres (Mulot Sunset in Bomet ...

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement ...

A 2023 lawsuit suggests that T-Mobile customers may have been at risk of falling victim to a SIM swap attack since the mid-2010s, and the company reportedly doesn't want you to know about it. The ...

On Saturday, Dodo owner Vocus announced a cyber breach which saw hackers gain access to customers’ email accounts and ultimately lead to 34 illegal SIM swaps across its Dodo and iPrimus brands. The ...

SIM swap fraud incidents have increased dramatically, with unauthorized SIM swaps growing by over 1,000 percent in recent years, particularly in 2024 and 2025. The scheme occurs when criminals ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint seeking to seize over $5 million in Bitcoin tied to a scheme involving SIM swapping and online casino money laundering. The stolen ...

The US Justice Department seeks a claim of 5 million dollars in bitcoin stolen through SIM swap fraud against victims across the nation. US officials have presented a civil forfeiture complaint to ...

DOJ prosecutors trace a path of stolen Bitcoin from hijacked phones through a complex web of wallets, culminating in a series of circular transactions at an online casino designed to mask the illicit ...