Collaborate Disseminate
It didn’t require an account PIN to switch carriers. Everybody uses 0000, it said, making it easier for customers… and phone hijackers. Continue reading Comcast security nightmare: default ‘0000’ PIN on everybody’s account
Last month a hacker who stole $5 million resulting from SIM Hijacking was sentenced to 10 years in jail. In the end, SIM Hijacking or SIM Swapping results in your phone number being taken. Your phone number is the key for 2-factor authentication a… Continue reading How SIM Card Hijacking Works
Prosecutors in Northern California have charged two men with using unauthorized SIM swaps to steal and extort money from victims. One of the individuals charged allegedly used a hacker nickname belonging to a key figure in the underground who’s built a solid reputation hijacking mobile phone numbers for profit.
According to indictments unsealed this week, Tucson, Ariz. resident Ahmad Wagaafe Hared and Matthew Gene Ditman of Las Vegas were part of a group that specialized in tricking or bribing representatives at the major wireless providers into giving them control over phone numbers belonging to people they later targeted for extortion and theft. Continue reading More Alleged SIM Swappers Face Justice
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
A 20-year-old college student who was accused of stealing more than $5 million in cryptocurrency in a slew of SIM hijacking attacks is the first person to be sentenced for the crime. Continue reading Hacker Who Stole $5 Million By SIM Swapping Gets 10 Years in Prison
A small group of victims of SIM swapping hacks is trying to raise awareness, teach people about the scam, and put pressure on cell phone providers to step up their efforts against cybercriminals. Continue reading SIM Swapping Victims Who Lost Millions Are Pressuring Telcos to Protect Their Customers
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A 21-year old Manhattan resident has been accused of SIM-swapping the mobile number of Robert Ross, a Silicon Valley executive, and managed to steal $1 million. The accused, Nicholas Truglia, not only targeted Ross’s phone number with SIM… Continue reading Man arrested for stealing $1m from Silicon Valley Exec via SIM-swapping
Jared Goetz’s credit card was fraudulently charged, his phone cut-off, and his email account hacked. But in an extraordinary phone call, Goetz managed to talk the hacker down, and get his digital life back. Continue reading ‘I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now’: Listen to a SIM-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom
A California task force caught another big name in the criminal underground world of SIM hijackers. Continue reading Cops Arrest Infamous SIM Swapper Who Allegedly Stole $14 Million in Cryptocurrency
Police in California continue their investigation in port out scams by arresting a second suspect. Continue reading Alleged 19-Year-Old SIM Swapper Used Stolen Bitcoin to Buy Luxury Cars