Category: sim swap
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SIM scammer’s sentence increased to 12 years, after failing to pay back victim $20 million
SIM scammer’s sentence increased to 12 years, after failing to pay back victim $20 million Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley
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50 customers of French bank hit after insider helped SIM swap scammers
50 customers of French bank hit after insider helped SIM swap scammers French police have arrested a business student interning at the bank Société Générale who is accused of helping SIM-swapping scammers to defraud 50 of its clients. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley
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Hackers access sensitive SIM card data at South Korea’s largest telecoms company
Hackers access sensitive SIM card data at South Korea’s largest telecoms company Mobile network operator SK Telecom, which serves approximately 34 million subscribers in South Korea, has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack earlier this month that saw malware infiltrate its internal systems, and access data related to customers’ SIM cards. Read more in…
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King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors
King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors A Florida man, linked to the notorious Scattered Spider hacking gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to cryptocurrency thefts which have netted hundreds of thousands of dollars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley
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Smashing Security podcast #404: Podcast not found
Smashing Security podcast #404: Podcast not found The story of how hackers managed to compromise the US Government’s official SEC Twitter account to boost the price of Bitcoins, AI isn’t helping reduce the rife conspiracy theories inside classrooms, and is the funeral bell tolling for ransomware? All this and more is discussed in the latest…