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SIM swap

SIM swap noun: a social engineering scam in which a perpetrator takes over the phone number of a target.

Noun

SIM swap (plural SIM swaps)

  1. (fraud) A social engineering scam in which a perpetrator takes over the phone number of a target.
    Synonyms:
    simjacking

Verb

SIM swap (third-person singular simple present SIM swaps, present participle SIM swapping, simple past and past participle SIM swapped)

  1. (fraud) To engage in a SIM swap scheme.

Synonyms of SIM swap

Forms of SIM swap

Noun
pluralSIM swaps
Verb
third-person singular presentSIM swaps
present participleSIM swapping
past participleSIM swapped
pastSIM swapped

Questions about SIM swap

What does SIM swap mean?
SIM swap means a social engineering scam in which a perpetrator takes over the phone number of a target.
What part of speech is SIM swap?
SIM swap can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of SIM swap?
The plural of SIM swap is SIM swaps.

Words near SIM swap in the dictionary

  1. SIM card
  2. SIM cards
  3. SIM farm
  4. sim racer
  5. sim racers
  6. SIM swap
  7. SIM swapped
  8. SIM swapping
  9. SIM swaps
  10. sim-com
  11. sima

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