SIM Swapping EXPLAINED (+ how YOU can easily avoid it)

Celebrities, politicians and businesses have all fallen prey to this simple but extremely damaging kind of fraud: SIM swapping. What is it? Is it still an issue and how can you easily avoid it? Check out Efani for more mobile privacy: https://efani.com/allthingssecured You can find the Princeton study referenced in the video here: https://www.issms2fasecure.com/ Read more about SIM Swapping here: https://www.allthingssecured.com/tips... If you care about your personal security and privacy online, download my free security checklist here: ✅ Security Checklist: https://www.allthingssecured.com/secu... ✅ Subscribe to this channel!: https://www.youtube.com/c/allthingsse... For those who want additional privacy and security for their mobile phone plan, or even an insurance policy against potential SIM swapping fraud, check out this week's video sponsor: ▶ Efani: https://efani.com/allthingssecured 🔹🔹🔹What You Should Watch Next🔹🔹🔹 We've got a lot of great privacy- and security-related content here on the All Things Secured YouTube channel (although we admit we're a bit biased). If you're wanting to increase your online cybersecurity, here's what's next: ✅ How to Hide Your Personal Phone Number (and become anonymous!)    • Use a VIRTUAL Phone Number to Be Anonymous...   ✅ 8 CRITICAL iPhone Security Changes You Need to Make NOW    • 8 CRITICAL iPhone Security Changes You Nee...   ✅ An ALWAYS-ON Mobile Phone CAMERA? (it's coming)    • An ALWAYS-ON Mobile Phone CAMERA? (it's co...   🔹🔹🔹Help Support All Things Secured (Recommended Services)🔹🔹🔹 If you enjoy this kind of practical security and privacy content, one of the best ways you can help support this channel is by using these affiliate links to our favorite products and services. When purchasing through these links, you not only get the best available deal, the companies will also pay us a small commission. Thank you for your support! ✅ Recommended Password Manager: https://www.allthingssecured.com/yt/p... ✅ Recommended Identity Monitoring: https://www.allthingssecured.com/try/... ✅ Recommended 2FA Security Key: https://www.allthingssecured.com/yt/y... ✅ Recommended Secure Email: https://www.allthingssecured.com/try/... ✅ Recommended VPN: https://www.allthingssecured.com/try/... ********************* Video Timestamps ********************* 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - What is SIM Swapping? 3:19 - Why Should You Care About SIM Swaps? 4:09 - How to Avoid SIM Swapping? 4:21 - Tip #1: Don't Use SMS text for 2FA 5:21 - Tip #2: Call Your Mobile Phone Provider 6:06 - Bonus Tip: Build Extra Mobile Security with Efani 7:49 - Tip #3: Set a PIN for your SIM Card 8:02 - Tip #4: Don't Give Real Answers ********************* SIM swap scams are on the rise, so it's best you know about it before you become the next victim. In this video, Josh walks us through what SIM swapping is, how it works, and how you prevent it from happening to you. Read more about the SIM swapping attack here: https://www.allthingssecured.com/tips... #simswapping #simswapscams #cybersecurity