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His phone went dark, then $1m was sucked out in SIM-swap crypto-heist

2018-11-26 12:00

A 21-year-old allegedly SIM-swapped Silicon Valley execs’ phones to steal cryptocurrency, including one man's $1m tuition fund for his kids.

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