SIM-swappers face hundreds of years in prison for $2.4M cryptocurrency theft

2019-5-13 13:04

An Irish man, part of a hacking group called “The Community,” is facing upwards of 100 years in a US prison after allegedly stealing over $2 million worth of cryptocurrencies in a series of SIM-swap attacks.

Conor Freeman, a 20 year-old Irish man, was named as part of the group and – if found guilty – could be extradited to the US and face over 100 years in prison, the Independent IE reports. Five other individuals were named as being part of The Community in documents from a Michigan, US court last week and face similar charges. Court documents state the…

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