If you're an AT&T customer, you can turn on a new security feature that prevents your phone number from being moved to a ...

With AT&T’s Wireless Account Lock, users can essentially lock down their accounts and prevent changes unless they disable it.

A Palm Beach County woman has been arrested and accused of orchestrating a fraud scheme and exploiting more than 50 victims across the country.

On Tuesday, AT&T revealed Wireless Account Lock, a new protection designed to curb the SIM-swap scams. When activated, the ...

AT&T is launching a new Account Lock feature that’s designed to protect wireless users against SIM swapping attacks. The ...

AT&T has launched a new security feature called "Wireless Lock" that protects customers from SIM swapping attacks by ...

AT&T announced the feature in a news post that details how Wireless Account Lock can help to protect your phone. According to ...

SIM swap fraud has emerged as a critical security threat in the mobile telecommunications landscape, with incidents increasing dramatically through 2024 and early 2025. Data from Cifas’ Fraudscape ...

Experts have raised the alarm about SIM swapping fraud after the number of recorded scams surged tenfold in a year. There was a 1,055 per cent increase in unauthorised phone SIM swaps in the UK in ...

Kadesa Sayles, 29, is who officials believe is the mastermind behind the nationwide SIM swap scam. She is accused of hijacking phone numbers in an effort to steal personal information and make ...

What is it? SIM swapping is when fraudsters take control of a consumer’s phone account and request a SIM swap through identity theft or stolen data.