How easy is a SIM swap hack and how does one guard against it?
Despite the rise of cybersecurity infrastructure, the online identity still faces many risks, including those related to the hacks of one’s phone numbers.In early July, LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino became one of the latest victims of a SIM swap attack, which allowed hackers to brie ...
Over $765K worth of NFTs stolen after SIM swap attack on Gutter Cat Gang
More than $765,000 worth of nonfungible tokens has been stolen as part of a reported SIM swap attack on the Gutter Cat Gang NFT project.The security breach was highlighted by several NFT community members at around 8 pm UTC on July 7, with Gutter Cat Gang co-founder @GutterMitch tweeting o ...
$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison
British Hacker Joseph O’Connor, also known online as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in U.S. prison for his role in stealing $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency via a SIM swap attack on a crypto exchange executive back in April 2019. O’Connor was initially arrested i ...