Common Information
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Value |
SIM Card Swap - T1451 |
| Category | Attack-Pattern |
| Type | Mitre-Attack-Pattern |
| Misp Type | Cluster |
| Description | An adversary could convince the mobile network operator (e.g. through social networking, forged identification, or insider attacks performed by trusted employees) to issue a new SIM card and associate it with an existing phone number and account.(Citation: NYGov-Simswap)(Citation: Motherboard-Simswap2) The adversary could then obtain SMS messages or hijack phone calls intended for someone else.(Citation: Betanews-Simswap) One use case is intercepting authentication messages or phone calls to obtain illicit access to online banking or other online accounts, as many online services allow account password resets by sending an authentication code over SMS to a phone number associated with the account.(Citation: Guardian-Simswap)(Citation: Motherboard-Simswap1)(Citation: Krebs-SimSwap)(Citation: TechCrunch-SimSwap) |
| Details | Published | Attributes | CTI | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | Website | 2024-10-01 | 0 | CAN WHATSAPP ACCOUNT BE HACK | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-17 | 84 | Scattered Spider: The Modus Operandi | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-27 | 0 | Defend Your SIM Card: 3 Hacking Threats Exposed and How to Stay Safe | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-03-31 | 0 | What Is Account Takeover Fraud? | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-03-23 | 0 | What is Sim Swap Scam? How to protect yourself from Sim Swap frauds? | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-12-28 | 1 | Cyber Security Today, Year in Review for 2022 | IT World Canada News | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-12-05 | 1 | Cyber Security Today, Dec. 5, 2022 – Another data-wiper has been found, the open source Fosshost service is closing, and more | IT World Canada News |