Europol Arrests 26 SIM Swapping Fraudsters For Stealing Over $3 MillionThe Hacker News·Mar 15, 00:00 UTC · Mar 15, 2020Phishing & fraud30
“Stole $24 Million But Still Can’t Keep a Friend”Krebs on Security·Jan 15, 00:00 UTC · Jan 15, 2019Phishing & fraud42
Vulnerability on SIM cards compromises security for millions of phonesSecurity Affairs·Jul 21, 22:16 UTC · Jul 21, 2013Vulnerability42
FBI: $68 million lost to SIM swapping attacks in 2021The Record·Jan 17, 00:00 UTC · Jan 17, 2023Vulnerability30
Final defendant in multimillion-dollar SIM hijacking scheme sentenced to prisonCyberScoop·Nov 30, 20:38 UTC · Nov 30, 2021Policy & legal in the wild60
SIM Swapping Fraud Surges in the Middle EastInfosecurity Magazine·Mar 10, 16:30 UTC · Mar 10, 2025Phishing & fraud30
Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?Krebs on Security·Feb 1, 19:21 UTC · Feb 1, 2024Ransomware57
New Zero-Trust API Offers Mobile Carrier Authentication to DevelopersThe Hacker News·Jul 15, 00:00 UTC · Jul 15, 2021Data breach57
SIM-swapping gang busted for targeting 'influencers, sports stars, musicians'CyberScoop·Feb 10, 15:21 UTC · Feb 10, 2021Exploit / PoC in the wild60
Two Arrested for Stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency Using Sim SwappingThe Hacker News·Nov 15, 00:00 UTC · Nov 15, 2019Policy & legal42
Twilio partners with Microsoft Azure and adds a new feature for its IoT SIMsHelp Net Security·May 8, 00:00 UTC · May 8, 2019Industry55
Researchers Uncover ProxySmart Software Powering 90+ SIM FarmsInfosecurity Magazine·Apr 22, 10:00 UTC · Apr 22, 2026Phishing & fraud30
India mandates SIM-linked messaging apps to fight rising fraudSecurity Affairs·Dec 3, 09:20 UTC · Dec 3, 2025Phishing & fraud30
FCC adopts new rules for wireless providers to rein in SIM swappingThe Record·Nov 17, 22:22 UTC · Nov 17, 2023Policy & legal30
Florida man sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to theft of $1M in cryptocurrencySecurity Affairs·Oct 30, 19:19 UTC · Oct 30, 2023Policy & legal30
Kroll Suffers Data Breach: Employee Falls Victim to SIM Swapping AttackThe Hacker News·Aug 28, 05:16 UTC · Aug 28, 2023Data breach57
Law enforcement arrested 8 people that targeted celebrities with SIM swapping attacksSecurity Affairs·Feb 11, 07:34 UTC · Feb 11, 2021Policy & legal30
Recommendations to enhance subscriber privacy in 5GHelp Net Security·Sep 4, 00:00 UTC · Sep 4, 2020Vulnerability55
SimJacker attack allows hacking any phone with just an SMSSecurity Affairs·Sep 12, 22:03 UTC · Sep 12, 2019Exploit / PoC in the wild60
U.S. Charges 9 'SIM Swapping' Attackers For Stealing $2.5 MillionThe Hacker News·May 10, 19:35 UTC · May 10, 2019Phishing & fraud30
First Hacker Convicted of 'SIM Swapping' Attack Gets 10 Years in PrisonThe Hacker News·Feb 4, 08:17 UTC · Feb 4, 2019Phishing & fraud42
Sequans Communications achieves CC EAL5+ certification for GSMA-compliant iUICC supportHelp Net Security·Dec 8, 00:00 UTC · Dec 8, 2021AI research30
India Orders Messaging Apps to Work Only With Active SIM Cards to Prevent Fraud and MisuseThe Hacker News·Dec 2, 17:46 UTC · Dec 2, 2025Phishing & fraud30
Criminal SIM Card Supply Network Busted by EuropolInfosecurity Magazine·Oct 20, 12:15 UTC · Oct 20, 2025Ransomware45
US uncovers 100,000 SIM cards that could have “shut down” NYC cell networkArs Technica · Security·Sep 23, 16:40 UTC · Sep 23, 2025Threat actor57
Man sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swappingSecurity Affairs·Feb 1, 22:40 UTC · Feb 1, 2024Policy & legal42
SIM Swappers Stole $100 Million from ‘Well-Known Influencers’ Before Getting Arrested, Authorities SayThe Record·Jan 23, 00:00 UTC · Jan 23, 2023Policy & legal30
FCC to work on rules to prevent SIM swapping attacksThe Record·Dec 14, 00:00 UTC · Dec 14, 2022Policy & legal30
Crook sentenced to 18 months for stealing $20M in SIM Swapping attackSecurity Affairs·Dec 6, 08:14 UTC · Dec 6, 2022Policy & legal30
Great SIM Heist - Docs reveal mass cell phone hack by Five Eyes intelligenceSecurity Affairs·Aug 21, 08:30 UTC · Aug 21, 2017Malware30
Thailand: police raided massive click farms with more 500k SIM cardsSecurity Affairs·Jun 15, 13:41 UTC · Jun 15, 2017Threat actor45
Feds Tie ‘Scattered Spider’ Duo to $115M in RansomsKrebs on Security·Sep 24, 12:59 UTC · Sep 24, 2025Ransomware57
Government Set to Ban SIM Farms in European FirstInfosecurity Magazine·Apr 28, 09:30 UTC · Apr 28, 2025Threat actor45
FBI: SIM Swapping Attacks Have Surged FiveInfosecurity Magazine·Feb 10, 09:30 UTC · Feb 10, 2022Malware30
1Kosmos adds SIM binding capabilities to prevent criminals from registering unauthorized deviceHelp Net Security·Dec 17, 00:00 UTC · Dec 17, 2021Phishing & fraud30
Hardware-grade enterprise authentication without hardware: new SIM security solution for IAMThe Hacker News·Oct 25, 19:21 UTC · Oct 25, 2021Data breach57
The FCC wants to force phone carriers to guard against SIMCyberScoop·Sep 30, 20:46 UTC · Sep 30, 2021Policy & legal in the wild60
Twitter Hacking for Profit and the LoLsKrebs on Security·Jul 22, 21:13 UTC · Jul 22, 2020Data breach57
Who Owns Your Wireless Service? Crooks Do.Krebs on Security·Aug 12, 01:08 UTC · Aug 12, 2019Phishing & fraud42
Nine Charged in Alleged SIM Swapping RingKrebs on Security·May 10, 18:12 UTC · May 10, 2019Policy & legal30