The reality is that it’s actually very easy to tell if your SIM card has been hacked or cloned. It’s also a popular misconception that hackers can ‘tap into’ your SIM card to listen in on calls, read texts, etc without you knowing. However, it’s not that common – in fact installing spyware onto a victim’s device is a much more common practice used by hackers.

It’s absolutely possible for someone to clone or even hack your SIM card. So, is it possible for someone to hack or clone your SIM card? Such as the recent example of Twitter’s Billionaire CEO, Jack Dorsey becoming a victim to a SIM card hacking technique known as ‘SIM Swapping’. Hackers will often target people of a certain position in business or of a certain level of wealth using this technique. This means they could impersonate them to gain access to important accounts, or even scam the victim’s contacts.

If someone has cloned another person’s SIM card, not only do they have the ability to receive their incoming texts and calls, but they can also send outgoing texts and calls using their number.

This could be for a number of reasons including to spy on their communications activity and contact with others.

To receive another person’s texts and calls, etc.

This would allow the hacker to gain access to important online accounts that would be otherwise protected, such as online banking.

Gain access to Two-factor authentication codes sent via text message.

There are a few main reasons why someone would want to clone/hack a SIM card:

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