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Nalezeno "SIM Swapping": 32

Hack of Vitalik Buterin's X Account Leads to $691K Stolen

11.9.2023
Hackers who took control of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's X account have stolen more than $691,000 after posting a malicious phishing link that gained access to people's wallets

US Court Hands 3-Year Jail Sentence to Man Accused of Conspiring to Defraud Crypto Holders

23.8.2023
A U.S. court has sentenced a man accused of conspiring to defraud cryptocurrency owners to three years in prison. The court also ordered the man to pay $2,816,433 in restitution to 11 victims of his Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swap fraud scheme. SIM Swap Fraud Scheme A United States district...

Debate over 2FA using SMS after sim-swapping victim sues Coinbase

8.3.2023
While members of the crypto community are doubtful the lawsuit against Coinbase will be successful, it has sparked a conversation about the issues with SMS 2FA

Canada Detains Teen for Alleged $36 Million Cryptocurrency Theft

21.11.2021
A teenager has been arrested in Canada after committing what law enforcement officials in Ontario have described as the largest crypto theft by a single person. The Canadian is accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars through a SIM swap targeting a crypto holder in the U.S. Teen Arrested...

FBI Public Service Announcement Warns of ‘Increased’ Crypto ATM, QR Code Fraud

5.11.2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America’s domestic intelligence and security service, has published a public service announcement concerning fraudulent schemes associated with cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes. The FBI’s warning, published on November 4, highlights...

AT&T Sued by Customer After Security Breach Led to Theft of Cryptocurrency

19.9.2021
An AT&T customer filed a lawsuit against the company last week accusing it of failing to provide “reasonable and appropriate security to prevent unauthorized access to its customer wireless accounts.” This has led to the theft of cryptocurrency from the plaintiff’s crypto...

FBI Warns Digital Currency Exchanges and Crypto Owners of Possible Threats

12.7.2021
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an industry-wide warning about possible attacks on exchanges and crypto holders this week. The institution declared that there are threats actively tracking virtual asset platforms in order to take hold of these assets, causing financial losses...

Alabama Man Charged Over SIM Swap Hacks That Stole $150K in Crypto

11.2.2021
Joseph Chase Oaks allegedly used SIM-swap hacks to access victim's online accounts between August 2018 and October 2019

Europol Arrests 10 Members of a Sim Swapping Criminal Gang That Stole Cryptocurrencies Worth $100 Million

11.2.2021
The European law enforcement agency, Europol, has arrested 10 people believed to be members of the criminal gang that stole cryptocurrencies with an estimated value of $100 million. The arrests follow an international investigation into a series of sim swapping attacks that occurred in 2020....

10 Arrested Over SIM-Swap Hacks That Stole $100M in Crypto From Celebrities: Europol

10.2.2021
The alleged international criminal network targeted online influencers, sports stars, musicians and their families in the U.S

Mobile Firm Employee Charged for Aiding Crypto SIM Swap Attacks Targeting 19

9.2.2021
Stephen Defiore was allegedly paid to transfer cellphone accounts to ones owned by a co-conspirator

Irish Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto Through SIM Hacks

19.11.2020
The man was part of a criminal group that compromised crypto accounts with assistance from contacts at mobile operators

Two Indicted in Latest Federal Prosecution of SIM-Swapping Crypto Thieves

28.10.2020
One alleged conspirator tried to SWAT the other after he "failed to share" the pair's stolen crypto

This Entrepreneur Was SIM Swapped So Often, He Started a Company to Fight It

25.9.2020
Efani’s solution to SIM swapping? Make it so difficult to make changes to a cell phone account that an attack is virtually impossible

Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in SIM-Swap Crypto Lawsuit Against AT&T

11.9.2020
A California judge has dismissed the $200 million in damages claim against the telecom giant AT&T for alleged negligence and fraud. The judge still ruled the telecom company had to answer the lawsuit by Michael Terpin for enabling the theft of $24 million worth of his cryptocurrency after...