AT&T has introduced a new security feature called Wireless Account Lock aimed at preventing SIM swap attacks, joining other major carriers in strengthening defenses against this growing threat. The ...

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AT&T now joins the other two major US mobile carriers in trying to help customers combat SIM swapping attacks. T-Mobile offers a SIM Protection feature for both postpaid and prepaid accounts.

AT&T is launching a new Account Lock feature that’s designed to protect wireless users against SIM swapping attacks. The feature, which you can enable from the myAT&T app, prevents unauthorized ...

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AT&T has launched a new security feature called "Wireless Lock" that protects customers from SIM swapping attacks by preventing changes to their account information and the porting of phone ...

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AT&T has a nifty new way of ensuring that its customers don't get SIM swapped.

AT&T now offers an Account Lock feature that can protect customers from attacks that intercept messages and security codes. It's a setting available for post- and pre-paid consumers in the myAT&T ...