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October 20, 2021 10:57 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty
Two SIM swappers phished a phone company so they could steal $16K in crypto
Twenty-year-old Kyell Bryan of Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft for a SIM swapping and cryptocurrency theft scheme, according to the United States Attorney’s Office of the District of Maryland.
According to the initial indictment statement, in June 2019, Bryan, who was 19, conspired with Jordan K. Milleson, then 21, and others. The group engaged in phishing and vishing (voice phishing) to trick employees at an unnamed wireless operator into coughing up their login credentials.
As Brian Krebs reported when Bryan and Milleson were indicted, they were active participants of the OGUsers trading forum, which has spawned similar phishing attacks against Twitter and others, usually with the intent of stealing and...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/20/22736474/sim-swapping-crypto-currency-wireless-thief-guilty
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