Your phone number is tied to your bank, your email, your health portal and every two-factor code you receive. Criminals can steal it with one phone call. Here’s how to lock it down.

Fingerprint verification as an additional layer of authentication during transactions is likely to remain a preference among telecommunications firms and banks, analysts said, even as the ...

This collaboration allows new and existing customers to select payment options that best suit their needs when buying a device. Affirm will offer financing for mobile phones and other devices, such as ...

India, Dec. 10 -- In a significant ruling under the Information Technology Act, Gujarat's Adjudicating Officer has held ICICI Bank and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) liable for negligence in a major ...

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement ...

Google Messages now supports Key Verifier, a security tool that ensures users are truly messaging the right person by verifying encryption keys. The update also adds malicious link detection and ...

If you accidentally leave your phone behind while out on the town, it's easy to immediately feel panicked and worry it could end up stolen. After all, we keep a great deal of personal information of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Criminals are increasingly using a technique called “SIM swapping” to steal personal information and gain access to your accounts ...

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Dennis Masavi Musyimi, Amos Nzomo Kimanzi and James Mutemi Munyithya before Milimani Law Courts, Nairobi, on August 19, 2025. [Nancy Gitonga, Standard] Three men have been charged before a Nairobi ...

Nigerian telecom operators have announced the full restoration of all SIM-related services such as registration, swaps, and NIN validations. The development follows weeks of disruption owing to a ...