SIM swappers hijacking phone numbers in eSIM attacks (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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SIM swappers have adapted their attacks to steal a target's phone number by porting it into a new eSIM card, a digital SIM stored in a rewritable chip present on many recent smartphone models.

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