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Shielding Your Digital Realm: How to Protect Yourself and Crypto From SIM Swap Attacks

6.10.2023
In 2023, several SIM swap attacks have targeted cryptocurrency advocates and high-profile industry members, including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Below is a comprehensive guide aimed at educating our readers on mitigating SIM swap attacks and safeguarding against hacks. Understanding...

Friend.tech offers login removal solutions after SIM-swap reports

5.10.2023
Friend.tech has enabled features for users to add and remove login methods on personal accounts after SIM-swaps gave hackers access to personal user information

Friend.tech SIM-swap scourge continues as scammer nets $385K in Ether

5.10.2023
Leaked mobile phone numbers have given scammers an easy way to drain Friend.tech user accounts

Friend.tech users blame SIM swaps after more than 100 ETH drained in a week

4.10.2023
In a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers

Friend.Tech Users Targeted by SIM Swap Attack, Several Ether Drained

3.10.2023
Users tie Friend.Tech accounts to real-world X profiles and phone numbers - which increases security risks

Vitalik Buterin Confirms His X Account Was Hacked by SIM Swap

12.9.2023
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin took to social media to share details about the hacking of his profile on X, formerly Twitter. The influential crypto figure confirmed suspicions that the account was targeted in a SIM swap attack allowing perpetrators to promote a crypto scam enticing victims with...

Vitalik Buterin Discloses Twitter SIM Swap Attack That Drained $691K From Users’ Wallets

12.9.2023
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed that his recent Twitter (X) account hack, that wiped over $691,000 victims’ funds in a fake NFT promo, was a result of a “SIM swap” attack. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT, which confirmed $691,000 had been drained from people's wallets, declined...

Vitalik Buterin reveals X account hack was caused by SIM-swap attack

12.9.2023
The Ethereum co-founder has regained control of his T-Mobile account, confirming that a SIM-swap attack resulted in the hack of his X account

Phishing Attacks Escalate for FTX Users Following SIM Swap Incident

29.8.2023
Several months after the shutdown of the FTX exchange, users are grappling with persisting issues that have locked them out of their capital stored on the platform. Former FTX customers have now fallen victim to a new phishing attack targeting their registered email addresses linked to...

FTX Customers Hit by ‘Withdrawal' Phishing Mails After SIM Swap Attack

29.8.2023
Woes for users of the Sam Bankman-Fried-owned company show no signs of stopping

Jellyfish Mobile to Curb the SIM-Swap Menace That Led to Losses Worth $140 Million in Two Years

26.8.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The cryptocurrency market lacks regulation, leading to potential risks for investors, including SIM-swap scams. By this technique, hackers manipulate mobile carrier customer service to gain access to a user’s phone number, allowing them to bypass security measures and access...

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...

Blockchain Capital Co-Founder Sues Hacker For Stealing $6.3 Million in a SIM-Swap Attack

21.8.2023
Co-founder and managing partner at Blockchain Capital, Bart Stephens, has taken legal action against an unidentified hacker who allegedly stole $6.3 million worth of cryptocurrencies from his digital wallets, Forbes reported. Stephens claims Jane Doe exploited a SIM-swap vulnerability...

How easy is a SIM swap hack and how does one guard against it?

17.7.2023
As SIM swap attacks are often seen as non-demanding in terms of technical skills, users must pay due diligence to their identity security

Over $765K worth of NFTs stolen after SIM swap attack on GutterCatGang

8.7.2023
The bad actors utilized a fake GutterCatGang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address

Brit Gets Prison Time for Twitter Hack Impersonating Biden, Buffett in Bitcoin Scheme

26.6.2023
A U.K. citizen has been sentenced by а New York court to five years in prison for his role in a Twitter hack including the hijacking of accounts of U.S. political and business figures. The man is also responsible for the theft of large amounts of cryptocurrency in a SIM swap attack. Hacker Goes...