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  2. SIM swap scam - Wikipedia

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    A SIM swap scam (also known as port-out scam, SIM splitting, [1] simjacking, and SIM swapping) [2] is a type of account takeover fraud that generally targets a weakness in two-factor authentication and two-step verification in which the second factor or step is a text message (SMS) or call placed to a mobile telephone.

  3. 'This could happen to anybody': California man says a hacker ...

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    What is a SIM swap attack? A SIM swap is a type of fraud where scammers trick a mobile carrier into transferring a victim’s phone number to a device they control. This can be done by calling the ...

  4. SIM Swapping Risks to Investors - AOL

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    This type of fraud is known as SIM swapping. The fraudulent holder of a SIM can access a wide range of content on a phone, which can serve as a gateway to financial, social media, email and other ...

  5. One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping - AOL

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    SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. In this case, the thieves take over your phone number. Any protections consumers ...

  6. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, around US$1.7 billion in cryptocurrency was lost to scams, theft and fraud. In the first quarter of 2019, such losses rose to US$1.2 billion. [ 6 ] 2022 was a record year for cryptocurrency theft, according to Chainalysis , with US$3.8 billion [ 7 ] stolen worldwide during 125 system hacks, [ 8 ] including US$1.7 billion stolen by ...

  7. SEC blames 'SIM swap' attack for compromising X account ... - AOL

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    SIM swapping — a common technique in the world of cyber theft — is a way of transferring a person's phone number to another device without authorization.

  8. Graham Ivan Clark - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, at the age of 16, Clark was involved in stealing 164 bitcoins from Gregg Bennett, a Seattle-based angel investor, through a SIM swap attack. Clark sent two extortion notes under the alias "Scrim", stating, "We just want the remainder of the funds in the Bittrex", referring to the cryptocurrency exchange "Bittrex" that Bennett had used ...

  9. SEC blames ‘SIM swap’ attack for disastrous X hack ahead of ...

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    In a statement shared with Fortune, an SEC spokesperson said the agency was the victim of a "SIM swap" attack—a technique in which cybercriminals convince mobile carriers to transfer phone ...