Medical research data Advarra stolen after SIM swap

Clinical research company Advarra has reportedly been compromised after a SIM swap on one of their executives.

SIM swapping, also known as SIM jacking, is the act of illegally taking over a target’s cell phone number. This can be done in a number of ways, but one of the most common methods involves tricking the target’s phone carrier into porting the phone number to a new SIM which is under the control of the attacker.

In the case of Advarra, …

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