sim swaps

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Fixing South Africa's RICA mess

    Fixing South Africa's RICA mess Taking selfies and using biometrics to verify identities during SIM card registrations could help stop SIM-swap fraud, saving South Africans who bank on their phones billions of rands a year. This is according to Johan van Graan, a telecommunications security...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN rolls out opt-in for number porting between MVNOs

    MTN rolls out opt-in for number porting between MVNOs MTN has made a major improvement to stop fraudulent SIM swaps and number porting between its mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), requiring customers to opt in to complete these processes. Numerous data leaks and phishing attacks have...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    SIM swaps still a major threat in SA

    SIM swaps still a major threat in SA Communications Risk Information Centre (Comric) CEO Thokozani Mvelase says SIM swap fraud is one of the leading tactics criminals use to scam and steal money from unsuspecting customers. Speaking to SABC News, Mvelase explained that SIM swap fraud can be...
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