With a SIM-swapping attack, scammers hijack your phone number to gain access to apps on your phone—including banking apps.

Your phone already has powerful spam protection tools—you just need to activate them. We show you how on iPhone and Android.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Jan. 25, 2025: This story, originally published Jan.

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