Easy Prey19 Jun 2024

Preventing SIM Swapping Scams with Mark Kreitzman

AI search tools are being used by criminals to sort through data breaches and data dumps they've stolen to target as many individuals as possible. After your phone has been swapped, they'll have the ability to access all your SMS messages and phone calls. But there are precautions you can take.

Today's guest is Mark Kreitzman. Mark is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience in building cybersecurity companies. Mark brings insights into evolving threats facing mobile security and data privacy. His expertise in our increasingly mobile world makes him a valuable resource in discussing how to mitigate your risks as it pertains to mobile communications.

Show Notes:

[1:02] - Mark shares his background in cybersecurity and what he does now in his career.
[2:08] - In 2017, Mark experienced a SIM swap scam.
[5:30] - He used his anger and paranoia to help develop Efani, a cybersecurity focused mobile service.
[8:51] - When you get SIM swapped and the carrier recognizes that you've been attacked, they go into liability protection mode.
[11:16] - Mark shares some of the details of what happened in his experience and explains that he still doesn't know if he was specifically targeted.
[14:00] - Through fraud, scammers can actually become resellers.
[17:27] - SIM swapping started as a way to target and harass celebrities.
[20:52] - Once scammers have information, they can get into many different accounts because people tend to use the same passwords.
[23:14] - Everybody's information is floating out there. Data breaches give scammers and fraudsters access to so much.
[24:19] - Mark describes what you will see on your phone from your end when a SIM swap scam has occurred.
[28:42] - Efani is a mobile service provider. Mark explains how they are different.
[31:28] - With a $5 million insurance policy, Efani does everything possible to protect it.
[34:54] - Efani is extremely busy because there are so many cases of this problem.
[37:07] - When you give a carrier your social security number to open an account, you are essentially opening a credit account.
[39:58] - Unfortunately, many people don't know about this type of scam. It is a silently growing trend.
[42:08] - With Efani, mobile carriers are never given a customer's information.
[45:45] - Mark tends to live on the paranoid side after being a victim of this type of scam. He shares what he does when he travels.
[49:05] - Using a VPN while traveling is a great idea to help protect yourself.
[51:44] - Right now, Efani has a promo code you can use for your plan just for Easy Prey listeners: Efani.com/EasyPrey

Thanks for joining us on Easy Prey. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and leave a nice review.

Links and Resources:

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(329)

Job Recruiter Scams

Job hunting is hard enough without having to stop and ask whether the recruiter in your inbox is even real. My guest today, Jay Jones, ran into that problem firsthand after being laid off in December ...

24 Jun 35min

Bail Bonds Scams

Getting a call that someone you love has been arrested is scary enough. Getting that call from someone who sounds official, knows just enough to seem credible, and says you have to send money right aw...

17 Jun 36min

Confessions of a Fraudster

Technology keeps changing, but many of the most effective scams still come down to something very human: trust. My guest today is Tony Sales, co-founder of We Fight Fincrime and Underworld TV. Tony ha...

10 Jun 54min

Personal Safety

Scams and safety threats don't always announce themselves. Sometimes they start quietly, with a moment of distraction, a strange feeling you ignore, or a situation that shifts just enough to test whet...

3 Jun 43min

Data For Sale

Everyday conveniences ask for tiny pieces of information all the time like a phone number at checkout, a zip code at the register, an email address for a receipt, or a loyalty account for a small disc...

27 Mai 43min

Exploiting Psychology

Scams are often explained as a failure of judgment, but the truth is far more human. People are not fooled because they are foolish. They are manipulated at the exact moment emotion overrides logic, w...

20 Mai 45min

Investment Traps

Investment losses can be confusing because they do not always tell the whole story. Sometimes money is lost because the market has changed. Other times, an investor was sold something they did not und...

13 Mai 47min

Elder Exploitation

Aging parents often rely on the people closest to them for help, but what happens when that help becomes a way to take control? For Charles Wallace, the warning signs started small. His mother's fridg...

6 Mai 39min