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Podcast: Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights
Episode: T-Mobile & Verizon Employees Targeted, U.S. AI Safety Institute Bolsters Leadership Amid Controversy
Description: Criminals are now targeting T-Mobile and Verizon employees with text messages offering bribes for performing SIM swaps. These messages claim to obtain contact information from employee directories, showcasing how attackers are leveraging social engineering tactics to gain unauthorized access, commit identity theft, and potentially lead to financial lawsuits. Despite T-Mobile denying a breach, the FBI has warned about the increasing prevalence of SIM swap attacks and introduced new rules to protect consumers. The U.S. AI Safety Institute has recently added five new members to its leadership team, including experts from OpenAI and Stanford University. One of t...