SIM swapping
Convicted SIM Swapper Gets 3 Years in Jail
A 21-year-old Irishman who pleaded guilty to charges of helping to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies from victims has been sentenced to just under three years in prison. The defendant is ...
Hang up the Phone: MFA’s Insecure Reliance on SMS
It’s hard enough to get people to use multi-factor authentication (MFA)—you know, something you know, you have and you are. Most websites, email accounts and other devices are secured (if at all) ...
Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams
Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies ...
Why & Where You Should You Plant Your Flag
Several stories here have highlighted the importance of creating accounts online tied to your various identity, financial and communications services before identity thieves do it for you. This post examines some of ...
Porn Clip Disrupts Virtual Court Hearing for Alleged Twitter Hacker
Perhaps fittingly, a Web-streamed court hearing for the 17-year-old alleged mastermind of the July 15 mass hack against Twitter was cut short this morning after mischief makers injected a pornographic video clip ...
Twitter Hacking for Profit and the LoLs
The New York Times last week ran an interview with several young men who claimed to have had direct contact with those involved in last week's epic hack against Twitter. These individuals ...
Twitter is Dead to Me – What Really Happened This Week
As you probably know, Twitter got hacked (again) this week. Here’s what happened ...
Europol Arrests SIM Swappers in Spain, Austria and Romania
Police across Europe have been ramping up operations against two new SIM swapping operations, resulting in the arrest of 26 individuals accused of stealing more than $3 million from unsuspecting victims. In ...
SIM Swap Crypto Lawsuit Goes Forward in Los Angeles
Can AT&T be held liable for identity theft resulting from SIM swapping? In June 2017, Michael Terpin, a prominent cryptocurrency trader from Puerto Rico, turned on his cell phone and found it ...
Teenager charged over $50 million SIM-swap cryptocurrency theft
Samy Bensaci, an 18-year-old living in Montreal, Canada, has been charged in connection with the theft of over $50 million worth of cryptocurrency in a SIM-swapping scam. A SIM swap attack (also ...
