simjacking

English

Alternative forms
  • SIM-jacking

Etymology

Blend of SIM +‎ hijacking

Noun

simjacking (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • 2018 October 17, Emil Hozan, “Everything Your Need to Know About SIM-Jacking”, in Secplicity:
      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.
    • 2020 September 13, Shane Hickey, “Sim-swap fraud is on the rise. How can you stop it happening to you?”, in The Guardian‎:
      Variously called sim splitting, simjacking, sim hijacking and port-out scamming, the fraud focuses on moving control of someone’s phone account from their sim card to one controlled by the criminal.
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