#sim-swap

The security of Friend.Tech users’ funds are in question due to a wave of reported compromised accounts and the subsequent loss of funds through SIM-swap attacks and hacks. Victims In an Oct. 3 post on X (formerly Twitter), a victim, Daren, revealed how he was SIM swapped and robbed of 22 ETH. “The 34 of my own keys that I owned were sold, rugging anyone who held my key, all the other keys I…

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.

A British hacker, Joseph O’Connor, aka the PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in a United States prison for stealing $794,000 worth of crypto through a SIM swap attack

The hacker managed to steal $794,000 worth of crypto from an exchange via a SIM swap attack on an exec, but ultimately he didn’t cover his tracks well.

Avanti CEO calls on SIM swap victims to resurrect Wyoming bill

“A SIM swap was part of the infamous Twitter hack in July, so this is no longer just an issue affecting the crypto industry,” said Caitlin Long.

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