SIM swapping

A form of SIM swap — A social engineering scam in which a perpetrator takes over the phone number of a target.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of SIM swap
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APA

SIM swapping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SIM%20swapping

MLA

“SIM swapping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SIM%20swapping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SIM swapping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SIM%20swapping.

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