{
  "id": 270918,
  "title": "Your phone doesn't block SIM swapping attacks by default: Turn on these carrier settings now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/your-phone-doesnt-block-sim-swapping-attacks-by-default-turn-on-these",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T15:36:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/your-phone-doesnt-block-sim-swapping-attacks-turn-on-carrier-settings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A SIM swapping attack could compromise your phone, your personal accounts, and even your identity. Here's how to thwart them.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}