Security News

Alleged SIM Swapper Arrested in California
2018-08-22 16:58

Authorities in Santa Clara, Calif. have arrested and charged a 19-year-old area man on suspicion hijacking mobile phone numbers as part of a scheme to steal large sums of bitcoin and other...

AT&T Faces $224M Legal Challenge Over SIM-Jacking Rings
2018-08-17 16:47

Cryptocurrency angel investor Michael Terpin seeks damages for "gross negligence" by the carrier, alleging it turned a blind eye to store employees' malicious activities.

AT&T sued for enabling SIM swap fraud
2018-08-16 18:16

A cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T because criminals were able to empty his accounts through SIM swap fraud (aka account port out fraud), even though he had already asked for additional...

AT&T Sued Over $24 Million Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks
2018-08-16 12:33

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed to Protect His Phone NumberA cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed...

AT&T Sued Over $24M Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks
2018-08-16 11:03

Michael Terpin Alleges Carrier Failed To Protect His Phone NumberA cryptocurrency investor is suing AT&T for $240 million, alleging he lost $24 million in virtual currency after the carrier failed...

Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy
2018-08-07 19:27

Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone numbers in online attacks that siphoned hundreds of thousands...

Alleged SIM-swap scammer nabbed for stealing $5m in Bitcoin
2018-08-01 13:34

"Hi Daddy Love you," texted the daughter of one of the hacker's alleged victims. The reply: "TELL YOUR DAD TO GIVE US BITCOIN"

SIM card in bird’s GPS tracker used to rack up $2,700 phone bill
2018-07-06 11:03

Researchers assumed the bird was dead when its GPS signal stopped moving. A few weeks later the team received a giant phone bill.

T-Mobile Employee Made Unauthorized ‘SIM Swap’ to Steal Instagram Account
2018-05-18 18:35

T-Mobile is investigating a retail store employee who allegedly made unauthorized changes to a subscriber's account in an elaborate scheme to steal the customer's three-letter Instagram username....

Flight Sim Labs’ ‘Heavy Handed’ Anti-Piracy Tactics Raise Hackles
2018-02-20 22:13

Developer Flight Sim Labs is in hot water after acknowledging that it has installed malware in its flight simulator product that it said targets pirate users of its software.