With a SIM-swapping attack, scammers hijack your phone number to gain access to apps on your phone—including banking apps.

The Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas has plans to create a new Houston area phone number code because current area codes are projected to run out of numbers by 2025. Area codes have been used ...

Scams are becoming more and more prevalent, and simply blocking unwanted calls doesn’t always do the trick. They’re so common that experts have coined the term “scam economy.” Unfortunately, it’s easy ...

A new scam tries to use your phone number to scam others.If you post your phone number in any public forum, you could be at risk.A York County woman was nearly a victim. Diane Gibble, of Sevens ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 25, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The deadline is Sunday to ...

While setting up a lock screen PIN on your Android or iPhone, there's always the fear that you might forget it one day. That's especially true if you usually rely on quicker methods without a password ...