Phone Numbers
Your Old Phone Number Can Be Used to Hack You, Study Finds
The majority of old phone numbers are still tied to important online accounts that can be easily taken over by hackers.
There's Another Facebook Phone Number Database Online
Analysis by Motherboard and a security researcher indicate the database is separate from the recently reported cache of 500 million accounts.
Bot Lets Hackers Easily Look Up Facebook Users' Phone Numbers
The person selling access to the service claims it has data on 500 million Facebook users.
Admin of Forum Where Users Trade Stolen Instagrams: Hacking Is ‘Not Our Problem’
Members of a forum where people trade stolen Instagram and other social media accounts react to Motherboard’s investigation.
The SIM Hijackers
Meet the hackers who flip seized Instagram handles and cryptocurrency in a shady, buzzing underground market for stolen accounts and usernames. Their victims' weakness? Phone numbers.
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