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Bitcoin-Accepting Wireless Carrier Touts SIM-Swap Secure Cell Plans
Cloaked Wireless combats SIM swap threats with cutting-edge security, making strides in safeguarding mobile transactions and personal data. The post Bitcoin-Accepting Wireless Carrier Touts SIM-Swap Secure Cell Plans appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2024-3-8 21:00 | |
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Decoding FTX mysteries: how simple sim-swap led to a $400M theft
The news that the FTX attack was not an intricate scheme but a mere sim-swap attack was among the most eye-catching revelations in the crypto market this week. Recent court documents show three individuals lured mobile phone providers with fake identity to access victim’s financial accounts. дальше »
2024-2-3 14:19 | |
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Vitalik Buterin sim-swap hack exposes Twitter Blue account security flaw
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed that his X (formerly Twitter) account was breached via a sim-swap attack, according to a Sept. 11 post on Warpcast. A sim-swap attack is a scheme that exploits a vulnerability in specific two-factor authentication methods, where a phone call or text message serves as the second authentication step. дальше »
2023-9-12 17:00 | |
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Buterin unveils X account hack stemmed from SIM-swap attack
Ethereum's co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has shed light on the unsettling breach of his X (Twitter) account, attributing it to a SIM-swap attack. дальше »
2023-9-12 10:32 | |
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US SIM-swapper who stole $20m in crypto jailed
A 26-year-old crypto thief who stole cryptocurrencies using the SIM-swap attack has been ordered to prison for three years. The Pennsylvania-based attacker, Anthony Faulk, used the SIM-swap technique to steal $20 million worth of crypto assets. Per the report, he… дальше »
2023-8-21 12:58 | |
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U.K. Hacker Faces Possible Extradition to U.S. Following Sim-Swap Crypto Fraud
A 24-year-old U.K. hacker faces possible extradition to the U.S. after a sim-swap fraud that occurred back in 2021. The post U.K. Hacker Faces Possible Extradition to U.S. Following Sim-Swap Crypto Fraud appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2022-5-8 18:04 | |
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US resident who stole $150K in crypto through SIM-swapping has been charged
Alabama resident has been charged in a SIM-swap hack, targeting victims to steal over $150,000 worth of cryptocurrency. According to local news, authorities alleged that the resident is a 22-year-old The post US resident who stole $150K in crypto through SIM-swapping has been charged appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-2-12 02:31 | |
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Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in SIM-Swap Crypto Lawsuit Against AT&T
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 a company agent gave his sim card […] The post Judge Dismisses $200M Damages Claim in SIM-Swap Crypto Lawsuit Against AT&T appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2020-9-11 17:00 | |
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US Court Continues with $1.8M Crypto Lawsuit against Telecom Giant AT&T
Two-time Emmy winner Seth Shapiro filed the lawsuit in December 2019 after a SIM-swap attack saw him lose worth $1. 8 million of crypto. A US federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against AT&T concerning the theft of $1. дальше »
2020-5-21 15:25 | |
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Investor Loses $45 Million In Bitcoin (BTC) And Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Via A SIM-Swap Attack
A hacker has drained the account of a Chinese whale of approximately $45 million in a SIM-swap heist. For those in the dark, a SIM swap attack is an act of porting a user’s mobile number to another SIM card in the possession of a hacker without the user’s knowledge. The bad actor is then […] дальше »
2020-2-22 17:49 | |
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Cryptocurrency SIM Swap Victim Sues Telecom Giant AT&T For A Loss of $1.8 Million
Telecom operator AT&T has been sued by an individual named Seth Shapiro, a resident of California, claiming to be the victim of a SIM-swap hack, which resulted in a loss of $1.8 million. At&T is the second-largest wireless carrier in the US, with over 153 million subscribers and earning $71 billion in total operating revenues […] дальше »
2019-10-21 17:30 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Another cryptocurrency SIM-swap victim sues AT&T, this time for $1.8M
Welcome to Moonday Morning forkers. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Take a look at what’s happened over the last few days. дальше »
2019-10-21 11:17 | |
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Bitcoin Bull Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Hack Is a Wakeup Call for Crypto Security
Yesterday, the CEO of Twitter and Square Inc. , and staunch Bitcoin and crypto supporter, Jack Dorsey, had his personal Twitter account hacked by the way of a SIM-swap attack and SMS-based backdoor. дальше »
2019-9-1 23:01 | |
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Judge Won't Dismiss AT&T SIM-Swap Lawsuit
Los Angeles federal judge Otis Wright II ruled that telecom giant AT&T must answer a lawsuit brought on by crypto investor Michael Terpin who claims to have lost $24 million in cryptocurrencies as a result of a SIM-swap hack. дальше »
2019-7-24 23:54 | |
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Federal judge refuses to dismiss $224M lawsuit against AT&T for SIM-swap bungle
A US federal judge has rejected AT&T‘s request to dismiss a $224 million lawsuit over a devastating SIM-swapping incident that led to $24 million in stolen cryptocurrency. A press release confirms the communications giant will face court over allegations it violated the Federal Communications Act, a consumer contract, as well as several other laws, when hackers assumed the identity (and telephone account) of cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin in 2017. дальше »
2019-7-23 13:05 | |
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NY’s Bitcoin Bandit ordered to pay $75M to SIM-swap victim
Michael Terpin, the Bitcoin investor who had $24 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him in a SIM-swapping hack, has been awarded a payout three-times the size of his original loss. Los Angeles Superior Court has ordered New York-based Bitcoin Bandit Nicholas Truglia to pay Terpin $74. дальше »
2019-5-13 17:18 | |
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Crypto Investor Michael Terpin Wins $75 Million in Crypto Fraud Case
Coinspeaker Crypto Investor Michael Terpin Wins $75 Million in Crypto Fraud CaseMichael Terpin, the victim of a SIM-swap fraud, will be paid $75. 8 million in punitive and compensatory damages, which is one of the single largest court judgments awarded to an individual in a cryptocurrency-related affair. дальше »
2019-5-13 15:40 | |
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SIM-swappers face hundreds of years in prison for $2.4M cryptocurrency theft
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. дальше »
2019-5-13 13:04 | |
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California Jails Student for 10 Years for $7.5 Million SIM-Swap Bitcoin Hack
By CCN. com: A 21-year-old Boston man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for stealing $7. 5 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by hacking his victims’ cell phones through a practice called “SIM swapping. дальше »
2019-4-23 14:36 | |
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California Jails Student to 10 Years for $7.5 Million SIM-Swap Bitcoin Hack
By CCN. com: A 21-year-old Boston man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for stealing $7. 5 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by hacking his victims’ cell phones through a practice called “SIM swapping. дальше »
2019-4-23 14:36 | |
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U.S: Two SIM Swappers Indicted for Stealing Cryptocurrencies
The United States Department of Justice has detailed the indictment of Ahmad Wagaafe Hared and Matthew Gene Ditman on the grounds of identity theft and conspiring to commit computer fraud and abuse, according to public documents published on February 4, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-7 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin theft victim sues AT&T for $224M after SIM-swap bungle
Nicolas Truglia, the infamous cryptocurrency con-man already arrested for stealing $1 million in digital assets, is now being sued for a further $81 million by another one of his victims. Court documents allege Truglia worked with a crew of 25 unnamed individuals to steal $24 million in cryptocurrency from Michael Terpin, an early Bitcoin investor, reports the Register. дальше »
2019-1-17 16:45 | |
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Moonday Mornings: AT&T and T-Mobile sued by victims of sim-swap cryptocurrency thefts
With the nights drawing in, we’re officially in hibernation mode now, so we spent most of the weekend in bed hiding from the wind and rain. But it was all in vain, and now it’s Moonday again. Here’s this weekend’s round-up of top cryptocurrency and blockchain news you need to know about: 1. дальше »
2018-11-12 12:47 | |
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Hackers Steal $200,000 in Cryptocurrency from League of Legends Pro Gamer
Yiliang “Peter” Peng, best known as Doublelift in the eSports space, had almost $200,000 worth of cryptocurrency stolen from him in a sim-swap hacking incident, the gamer revealed in a September 14, 2018, YouTube video. дальше »
2018-9-22 21:00 | |
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Pro League of Legends Gamer Robbed of $200K in Crypto in Sim-Hack
A prominent eSports gamer took to YouTube to reveal to his audience how “someone stole $200,000” worth of cryptocurrency in an apparent sim-swap hacking incident – a new growing cybercrime trend that appears to focus on cryptocurrency investors. дальше »
2018-9-19 20:30 | |
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Crypto Investor Files $224M Lawsuit Against AT&T for Mobile-Hack
Michael Terpin has charged AT&T for the SIM-swap fraud wherein the hacker managed to impersonate his identity and gain access to his cryptocurrency accounts. The post Crypto Investor Files $224M Lawsuit Against AT&T for Mobile-Hack appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-16 10:14 | |
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