The order comes against the backdrop of “misuse” of telecommunication identifiers and equipment for cybersecurity purposes, ...

Effective SIM card management is becoming more and more important in the world of IoT (Internet of Things). One of the most important components of a SIM card is the ICCID, a unique identifier that ...

Jules joined the Pocket-lint team in 2023 as part of our news team. He also contributes to our sister sites Android Police and XDA-Developers. He's a big fan of the big picture in technology and the ...

The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is implementing a new rule requiring messaging apps like WhatsApp and ...

Michael Engle is CSO at 1Kosmos, and was previously head of information security at Lehman Brothers and co-founder of Bastille Networks. The Covid-19 lockdown accelerated the use of mobile and digital ...

The DoT has directed WhatsApp and other number-based messaging apps to adopt SIM binding within 90 days. The rules require continuous SIM verification and six-hour WhatsApp Web logouts, affecting ...

Have you heard of SIM swapping? It’s a new trick that hackers are using to get money and mess up your life. So, what is SIM swapping? It’s when a hacker tricks your cell phone company into thinking ...

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 ...