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A SIM swap attack on the U.S. SEC's Twitter account led to a false tweet about Bitcoin ETF approval, briefly disrupting the cryptocurrency market.
Decentralized social media platform Friend.tech has launched a new 2FA feature to counter rising SIM-swap attacks targeting its users. The team behind the decentralized app announced in an Oct. 9 X post that users can now set up a 2FA…
Users of Friend.Tech — a decentralized social network — have recently been targeted by numerous hacker attacks.
Friend.tech, the decentralized social network that allows users to buy and sell keys linked to X, announced a new feature via social media.
Popular cryptocurrency entrepreneur Michael Terpin has recorded multiple victories in his fight against cyber attackers. Of the stolen $24m, Terpin has recovered $22m and is gunning for more.
Phone hijacking, also known as SIM swapping, is considered a major threat to digital asset holders. Many cases were registered of phone numbers being ported by the hijackers to gain access to one time passwords and validate transactions or change…
A group of six hackers by the name “The Community” are to be sentenced to more than 20 years each in prison for stealing more than $2.4 million worth of cryptocurrencies using multiple SIM swap attacks, Independent IE reported May…
New York law enforcement is cracking down on SIM swapping as a Manhattan District Attorney hands out an indictment to a 20-year old, this according to an official press release, Feb 1, 2019. Swapping Struggles Many who use cryptocurrency are…
On January 7, 2019, Samourai Wallet posted that they were being forced to omit three key features from their privacy-centric bitcoin wallet. According to reports, Google Play asked the three-year-old firm to remove Stealth Mode, SIM Switch Defense, and Remote…
California investigators have arrested Joel Ortiz, a 20-year old college student who is a key suspect in the phone jacking and SIM swapping operation that saw more than 40 bitcoin and other cryptocurrency holders lose their cryptoassets. Victims included attendees…