Scammers set up O2 phone contracts in my name - now they're trying to open more: Crane on the case

In 2025, fraudsters ordered four O2 Sims in my name and ran up a huge bill. Now it is happening again - even though I'm not ...
CNET

Grappling with O2's phone number leaks

Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in Tech, a thrilling gadget show produced in our London office. Luke's focus is on keeping you in the loop with a mix of ...
CNET

O2 phone number leaks are nothing new, says security expert

A security expert has said networks leaking your phone number to sites you visit is a problem several years old. Luke Westaway is a senior editor at CNET and writer/ presenter of Adventures in Tech, a ...

Everyone using the O2 mobile network warned to watch out for 'important' text

O2 is telling customers to stay alert after the discovery of a worrying new scam that's targeting UK users. The fraudulent message, which is arriving on devices, claims that customers’ SIM cards are ...
Birmingham Mail

'O2 phone got lost in post - but I'm still being charged £36 a month'

An angry O2 customer says they traded in their phone but the parcel got lost in the post. They say O2 won’t cancel the contract and keeps charging £36 a month. Writing into the Sun, they typed: "Q: I ...

O2 confirms new switch-off date that's set to affect millions of iPhone and Android users

O2 has announced that it is switching off its ageing 2G network, and that's good news for anyone with a 4G or 5G compatible ...
RFID Journal

O2 Customers See Value in RFID-enabled Phones

In late 2007, British cellular service provider O2 UK launched a six-month technology trial to gauge consumer interest in and comfort with using RFID-enabled mobile phones to make fare payments to ...