IllNess@infosec.pub to cybersecurity@infosec.pubEnglish · 8 months agoFormer telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000www.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkFormer telecom manager admits to doing SIM swaps for $1,000www.bleepingcomputer.comIllNess@infosec.pub to cybersecurity@infosec.pubEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanspulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoAnd he’s just the one who got caught.
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.pubOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months ago The FBI received 1,600 complaints about SIM-swapping in 2021, a sharp increase from the three previous years. Source: Wikipedia This guy was only guilty for 5. Most incidents seem to be from social engineering tech support though. No manager needed.
And he’s just the one who got caught.
Source: Wikipedia
This guy was only guilty for 5.
Most incidents seem to be from social engineering tech support though. No manager needed.