simjacking means A social engineering technique in which a person poses as the owner of a mobile phone number and convinces the provider to transfer it to a new SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) owned by the fraudster. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Blend of SIM + hijacking.
noun
- A social engineering technique in which a person poses as the owner of a mobile phone number and convinces the provider to transfer it to a new SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) owned by the fraudster.“Over the past year, we’ve seen reports of SIM-jacking, a particularly malicious attack hackers are using to assume control of victims’ digital and financial lives.”