Hackers hijack phone numbers to grab e-wallets
They call telcos and ask them to transfer control of a victim's phone number to a device under their control
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HACKERS have discovered that one of the most central elements of online security - the mobile phone number - is also one of the easiest to steal.
In a growing number of online attacks, hackers have been calling up Verizon, T-Mobile US, Sprint and AT&T and asking them to transfer control of a victim's phone number to a device under the control of the hackers.
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