Tag: SIM
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Google Fi’s ‘Number Lock’ adds protection against SIM swaps – here’s how to enable it
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET SIM swapping is an infamous type of scam in which a cybercriminal takes over your mobile phone account to port your number to another phone or carrier. Now Google Fi is offering its customers an extra level of protection to guard against such account takeovers. Describing its Number Lock feature in a new …
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New Google Fi ‘Number Lock’ setting protects against SIM swaps
Google Fi Wireless has a new Number Lock feature that provides an “additional layer of protection against illegal SIM swaps.” “SIM swapping happens when someone is able to steal your phone number by convincing your carrier to port your phone number over to a SIM card they own. For example, someone may call your carrier, …