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Are eSIMs safe? Comparing their security to physical SIM cards
An eSIM, short for embedded SIM, is a digital version of a physical SIM card that’s already built into your phone or device. Instead of inserting a small plastic card to connect to a mobile network, you can activate or switch between mobile plans digitally, usually by scanning a QR code or using an app. With an eSIM, you don’t…
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Are eSIMs safe? Comparing their security to physical SIM cards
An eSIM, short for embedded SIM, is a digital version of a physical SIM card that’s already built into your phone or device. Instead of inserting a small plastic card to connect to a mobile network, you can activate or switch between mobile plans digitally, usually by scanning a QR code or using an app. With an eSIM, you don’t…
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Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack. This comes after the defendant, 25-year-old Eric Council Jr., first pleaded not guilty to hacking the account and enabling his co-conspirators to make a fake announcement that Bitcoin ETFs were approved. “Today the SEC grants approval to…
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