Collaborate Disseminate
Europol, along with the Spanish and the Romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million) by hijacking people’s phone numbers via SIM swapping attacks.
The law enforcement agencies a… Continue reading Europol Arrests 26 SIM Swapping Fraudsters For Stealing Over $3 Million
It appears that at least the United States has started taking the threat of Sim Swapping attacks very seriously.
Starting with the country’s first-ever conviction for ‘SIM Swapping’ this February, U.S. Department of Justice has since then announced ch… Continue reading Two Arrested for Stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency Using Sim Swapping
Until now, I’m sure you all might have heard of the SimJacker vulnerability disclosed exactly a month ago that affects a wide range of SIM cards and can remotely be exploited to hack into any mobile phone just by sending a specially crafted binary SMS…. Continue reading SIM Cards in 29 Countries Vulnerable to Remote Simjacker Attacks
Remember the Simjacker vulnerability?
Earlier this month, we reported about a critical unpatched weakness in a wide range of SIM cards, which an unnamed surveillance company has actively been exploiting in the wild to remotely compromise targeted mobi… Continue reading More SIM Cards Vulnerable to Simjacker Attack Than Previously Disclosed
The U.S. Department of Justice today announced charges against nine individuals, 6 of which are members of a hacking group called “The Community” and other 3 are former employees of mobile phone providers who allegedly helped them steal roughly $2.5 mi… Continue reading U.S. Charges 9 ‘SIM Swapping’ Attackers For Stealing $2.5 Million
A 20-year-old college student who stole cryptocurrency worth more than $5 million by hijacking victims’ phone numbers has pleaded guilty and accepted a sentence of 10 years in prison.
Ortiz was arrested last year on charges of siphoning millions of do… Continue reading First Hacker Convicted of ‘SIM Swapping’ Attack Gets 10 Years in Prison