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T-Mobile’s latest data breach exposed users to SIM swapping attacks
T-Mobile is the only telecom giant to suffer at least three known data breaches in 2021.
December 30, 2021
Twitter hacker charged in sim swapping, cryptocurrency scheme
The 22-year-old British national Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe, was one of the hackers behind 2020's massive Twitter hack.
November 5, 2021
Europol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering
Europol said that the suspects carried out a number of cybercrimes included phishing, SIM Swapping, and BEC (business email compromise.)
September 20, 2021
Hacker pleads guilty to sim swapping, stealing cryptocurrency
A 21-year old hacker has admitted running a campaign over social media to hijack accounts of "high-value" account names and steal cryptocurrency.
August 16, 2021
Arrested: 4 most active hackers involved in SIM Swap, malware attacks
These hackers were involved in malware attacks, sim swapping scams, and e-commerce fraud.
September 24, 2020
Sim swapping hackers charged with stealing $2.5m worth of crypto
These hackers are part of the group called “The Community.” According to an announcement made by the U.S.…
May 13, 2019
Sim Swapping Crypto Stealing Hackers Arrested by Turkish Police
Eleven Turkish individuals have been arrested by Turkish police department for stealing cryptocurrency worth approx. $80,000 via Sim…
November 7, 2018
10 SIM-swapping hackers nabbed for targeting US celebrities
Europol has announced arresting 10 hackers involved in large scale SIM-swapping attacks targeting high-profile celebrities in the United States.
February 10, 2021
Man arrested for stealing $1m from Silicon Valley Exec via SIM-swapping
A 21-year old Manhattan resident has been accused of SIM-swapping the mobile number of Robert Ross, a Silicon…
November 23, 2018
Europol nabs SIM hacking network from across Europe
SIM Swapping (SIM hijacking or SIM hacking) is rapidly becoming the biggest threat to mobile service providers and mobile users alike.
March 13, 2020