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The Investigative Police (PDI) has received more than a hundred complaints regarding the crime of “SIM Swapping” or exchange of SIM cards from cell phones, a new form of scam that allows criminals to steal data from bank accounts and business houses.
As detailed by the authorities, this crime is carried out when criminals pose as a customer of a telephone company, contact the company and They request a new SIM arguing loss or problems with the original.
In this way, they receive a new card even though they are not the account holder, giving access to buy a new equipment or to the information of the applications that the client had on their smartphone, such as the bank or also retail.
Regarding this modality, the Undersecretary of Telecommunications, Pamela gidi, noted that “product of the pandemic, telecommunications companies began to enable all their non-contact procedures. Before there was a procedure that actually required, when presenting, show the identity card. “
“The Telecommunications company is responsible for verifying, take all necessary steps to verify that you are the real owner and your formal client. But people are also responsible for taking all necessary measures to safeguard our personal data, “the authority explained.
Called to the care of personal information
Despite the verification problems of the companies, the authorities called the people to Do not overexpose information on social networks that could lead to identity theft.
The head of the Economic Crimes Brigade of the Investigative Police, Jaime Ansieta, He assured that it is essential to report this type of crime and not provide personal information.
“Secondly, not providing information, because a large part of these cases are built on the basis of social engineering, that is, it’s how we people are making a lot of personal information available “assured the civil police official.
In addition, he called on people “They must never lose sight of their equipmentEven when they go to repair equipment, it is better for everyone’s safety not to lose sight of the equipment. “
The Undersecretariat of Telecommunications sent an official letter to the operators to strengthen the ownership accreditation protocols in order to protect the users of the services.
