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Debate over 2FA using SMS after sim-swapping victim sues Coinbase

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:41:25 +0000

While members of the crypto community are doubtful the lawsuit against Coinbase will be successful, it has sparked a conversation about the issues with SMS 2FA.

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T-Mobile looking into potential hack of data on 100 million customers

DIGIT — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:06:45 +0000

The hacker purportedly plans to sell a subset of their stolen information 6 BTC ($286,000).

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California Man Loses $27,000 in Bitcoin After Falling Prey to Crypto Scammers

DIGIT — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:30:23 +0000

In Daly City, California, authorities are investigating a crypto scam incident where a man lost $27,000 worth of bitcoin. A 48-year-old man claimed the scammers tricked him into giving them the keys to his wallet. Scammer Impersonated a Crypto Wallet Hardware Firm Ledger Representative Per KTVU FOX 2, the unnamed victim received a text message […]

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Bitangels Co-Founder Sues AT&T for $224 Million Over Cryptocurrency Hack

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 04:25:21 +0000

The cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin is suing the large telecom firm AT&T because his mobile phone was compromised by hackers who stole $24M USD worth of digital assets. Terpin says he was hacked twice in less than a year and employees at AT&T participated in a SIM swap fraud. Also read: Fivebucks.com: Meet the Freelancer’s Marketplace […]

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Antminer S5 Disrupts T-Mobile Broadband Network

DIGIT — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:00:37 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has demanded that a New York City resident turn off his bitcoin mining hardware after it was discovered that his Antminer S5 was interfering with a broadband network operated by T-Mobile. According to the FCC, the mining rig was “generating spurious emissions” and “causing harmful interference” on “frequencies assigned […]

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Cryptocurrency Trader Sues T-Mobile for Giving Hackers Control of His Account

DIGIT — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:27:52 +0000

Cryptocurrency use requires great personal responsibility with regards to data security. Investors need to not only make sure they are using best security practices but must also hope that service providers that have the potential to jeopardize their holdings do so as well. In a recent federal court case, a T-Mobile client claims that the […]

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T-Mobile Faces Lawsuit Over Stolen Crypto Funds

DIGIT — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:18:54 +0000

T-Mobile is one of the biggest mobile carriers in the US. This status does not protect it from lawsuits being filed against it, though. One T-Mobile customer has decided to file a lawsuit after hackers stole his cryptocurrency portfolio. In his opinion, the company failed to enforce sufficient security measures. Several thousand dollars worth of money was stolen, including some BitConnect funds. T-Mobile Finds Itself in a Pickle It is never fun to hear about people having their cryptocurrency portfolios stolen. Anyone who relies on exchanges or online wallets to store cryptocurrency funds is always at risk of losing money in one way or another. According

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