A man from Athens, Alabama, was arrested Thursday for his role in the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account. The hack led to a false announcement regarding bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), temporarily causing bitcoin prices to rise by $1,000. SEC X Account Hacker Has Been Arrested According to the […]
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Cryptocurrency stolen in a SIM swap may lead to a precedent-setting decision on phone company responsibility.
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According to the on-chain sleuth, CAT memecoin creators hacked crypto influencer GCR to manipulate some coin prices.
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Telefonica, one of the world’s largest telecom companies, has partnered with Chainlink, a decentralized oracle provider, to improve security in Web3 environments. Through the use of Chainlink functions and Telefonica’s SIM Swap API implementation, Polygon apps would be able to check if the SIM of a mobile phone has changed in a given period. Telefonica […]
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The 2FA security measure is optional for Friend.tech users seeking additional security on the platform.
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Leaked mobile phone numbers have given scammers an easy way to drain Friend.tech user accounts.
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In a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers.
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The Ethereum co-founder has regained control of his T-Mobile account, confirming that a SIM-swap attack resulted in the hack of his X account.
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The bad actors utilized a fake GutterCatGang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address.
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The hacker managed to steal $794,000 worth of crypto from an exchange via a SIM swap attack on an exec, but ultimately he didn’t cover his tracks well.
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