66 h. ago What to do if your mobile phone account is hacked or number stolen

Act swiftly and these steps could help mitigate the damage from a sim-swap scam and prevent it happening againYour mobile phone line is the artery through which data, calls and texts flow. It is also used to prove you are who you say you are for a plethora of accounts, from banks to messaging services.But if it gets hacked or stolen, in what is known as a “sim swap” or “simjacking”, the consequences can be far worse than just being cut off from mobile data or calls. Unfortunately it is the kind of hack you don’t see coming. It happens in the background, with hackers using your personal data such as date of birth and address to con your network provider into swapping your phone number to a new sim in their possession.Keep an eye on notifications from your mobile network, which are usually delivered by SMS. These include information about activity elsewhere and alerts of change requests, such as your phone number being activated on another device.Be aware of scams. Fraudsters may and ...

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8 d. ago Footage Shows Bridgerton Star Fight Back After Having Phone Stolen in London Cafe

Footage Shows Bridgerton Star Fight Back After Having Phone Stolen in London Cafe  TooFab

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9 d. ago Watch: Bridgerton star fights off phone snatcher at London cafe

CCTV has captured the moment a Bridgerton actress fought off a thief who tried to steal her phone at a cafe.

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9 d. ago Bridgerton star Genevieve Chenneour fights back against thief after having phone stolen

The 27-year-old actor wrestled the thief to the ground before hitting him repeatedly with the phone he tried to steal

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2 w. ago Fresh blow for Love Island as second star is caught up in police probe

Love Island contestant Dejon Noel-Williams was reportedly questioned by police after a woman complained her phone had been stolen.

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2 w. ago Second Love Island star questioned by police after woman complained her phone had been stolen after Kyle Ashman was axed following machete attack

Love Island contestant Dejon Noel-Williams was reportedly questioned by police after a woman complained her phone had been stolen.

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2 w. ago Second Love Island 2025 star quizzed by cops over stolen phone on night out

Love Island 2025 star Dejon Noel-Williams, who is set to star in the new series of the ITV2 dating show in just a few days, wasn't arrested but spoke to the police voluntarily

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2 w. ago Phone theft: How to protect yourself from having your mobile stolen, according to the police

A phone holds so much of the average person’s life – here’s some top tips to stop yourself becoming a victim

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2 w. ago Disposable vapes are officially BANNED in the UK as government cracks down on cheap nicotine dispensers commonly littered and sold to children

Around five million disposable vapes were thrown away each week last year rather than being recycled. A survey last October revealed around one in ten school pupils were regular users.

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3 w. ago Chased, beaten and robbed: survivors describe Israeli settler violence in West Bank

Palestinians and activists forced out of the village of Mughayyir al-Deir say they were harassed, stoned and shot atSurvivors of an attack by violent Israeli settlers have described being “hunted” across a West Bank valley by men armed with pistols, rifles and batons, who beat them so badly that all 10 had to be taken to hospital for their injuries.They included a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, eight other Palestinians and an Israeli activist, who had three cameras, his phone, car keys and wallet stolen. Continue reading...

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last month Is this where YOUR stolen phone ended up? Inside China's 'stolen iPhone building' where devices snatched in the West are sold on the cheap in huge marketplace

Located in the city's Huaqiangbei electronic commercial street, the Feiyang Times building is known for selling second hand mobile devices from Western countries.

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