English Explanatory Dictionary

simjacking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

simjacking SIM-jacking

Etymology

Blend of SIM + hijacking.

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