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November 14, 2019 08:19 pm GMT
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Two Massholes arrested in SIM swapping for cryptocurrency scheme
Stealing someone's cryptocurrency is bad enough, but being an aggressive dick about it? That's just mean.
Two Massachusetts men stand accused of a years-long scheme to gain access to cellphones and email accounts in order to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cryptocurrency. And, according to the Department of Justice, along the way the men threatened their victims' family members.
Real gems, these two. The accused Massholes, Eric Meiggs, 21, and Declan Harrington, 20, allegedly went after execs at unnamed cryptocurrency companies as well as people with "high value" social media accounts. Read more...
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