Important Customer Security Message - Tracfone Wireless
2022年1月20日 · If you've received a security message from TracFone (text or e-mail) or had an unexplained loss of service, please read this important message: We were recently made aware of bad actors gaining access to a limited number of customer accounts and, in some cases, fraudulently transferring, or porting out, mobile telephone numbers to other carriers.
Thousands of TracFone users saw their numbers ported to other …
2022年1月26日 · Customers of Verizon-owned TracFone saw their numbers transferred to different carriers without their consent in recent weeks. The company said in a notice on its website that external attackers...
Protecting Your Mobile Identity - Tracfone Wireless
Unauthorized SIM changes, aka SIM swapping or SIM hijacking attacks, occur when a phone number is transferred to a different SIM card or eSIM profile fraudulently. If the SIM swap is successful, phone calls and text messages containing one-time security codes can be intercepted, and sensitive information can be accessed.
Thousands of TracFone, Straight Talk numbers stolen - Tom's Guide
2022年1月26日 · Bad people have stolen, or "ported out," the cellphone numbers of about 6,000 customers of TracFone, Straight Talk, Total Wireless and possibly other prepaid cellular carriers in the past couple...
Thousands Of TracFone Users Had Their Numbers Secretly …
According to a TracFone customer security message, a ton of TracFone users had their phone numbers switched to different carriers without their say-so. The company acknowledged this issue and...
Thousands of TracFone Users Victims of Port-out Fraud
2022年6月10日 · Known as “port-out fraud,” the scam leaves customers unable to access their accounts, messages, and phone numbers. The national cryptocurrency and investment fraud law firm, Levin Law, P.A., continues to investigate cellular carriers’ security failures and …
Verizon’s TracFone Customers Complain of Attackers Stealing …
Verizon says it has addressed issues that appeared to affect about 6,000 TracFone customers who have had their phone numbers commandeered.
Three Common Mobile Phone Scams (Plus, How To Avoid Them)
2018年8月15日 · Quick Answer: Common modern phone scams – including the IRS scam, DHS OIG scam, and smishing – can largely be avoided by using good judgment and interacting only with familiar numbers. Scams have always caused trouble, whether they’re facilitated through landline phone calls or virus-ridden e-mails.
How to Protect Yourself From SIM Swap Scams - AARP
2021年9月27日 · In a study published in early 2020, researchers at Princeton University explained how they tested the authentication mechanisms in place for legitimate SIM swaps at AT&T, T-Mobile, Tracfone, US Mobile and Verizon Wireless. They signed up for 50 prepaid accounts, 10 with each carrier, and subsequently called in to request a SIM swap on each account.
SIM Card Swapping: The Dangerous Cell Phone Scam Everyone …
2024年7月25日 · SIM swapping, or a SIM swap scam, happens when a crook is able to take control of the personal information stored on your SIM card by accessing it from another phone. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a successful SIM swap can occur if a scammer impersonates you and contacts your phone service provider with a bogus story.