SIM swapper sent to prison for 2FA cryptocurrency heist of over $20m
Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn’t got, which could land him in more hot water.
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Guilty party got 18 months, also has to pay back $20m he probably hasn’t got, which could land him in more hot water.
Is this the same suspect as before? Is he part of LAPSUS$? Is this the man who hacked Uber and Rockstar? And, if so, who else?
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Last time they arrived 28 minutes after lighting up their fake domain… this time it was just 21 minutes
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The crooks hit us up with this phishing email less than half an hour after they activated their new scam domain.
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The company has put out a brief security report that summarises the ‘what’, but not yet the ‘how’ or ‘why’.
by Paul Ducklin Apple patches a raft of serious security holes. Police arrest eight suspects in an online scamming ring. We explain how WhatsApp messages from hacked accounts are helping cybercrooks bypass 2FA. With Kimberly Truong, Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. LISTEN NOW . . . Read more