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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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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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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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