"SIM swap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: SIM swaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} SIM swap (plural SIM swaps)
  1. (fraud) A social engineering scam in which a perpetrator takes over the phone number of a target. Synonyms: simjacking
    Sense id: en-SIM_swap-en-noun-6BcgDfFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31

Verb

Forms: SIM swaps [present, singular, third-person], SIM swapping [participle, present], SIM swapped [participle, past], SIM swapped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} SIM swap (third-person singular simple present SIM swaps, present participle SIM swapping, simple past and past participle SIM swapped)
  1. (fraud) To engage in a SIM swap scheme.
    Sense id: en-SIM_swap-en-verb-yUYYS5kO

Inflected forms

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