#SIM-swapping
5 stories taggedSIM-swapping.
Invisible Characters, SIM Swap Jail Time, and a $10 Million Bounty: This Week's Security Briefing
Three stories worth your attention: a trick that hides malicious text from spam filters, a phone-hijacking criminal who is now behind bars, and a US government reward for help catching an Iranian hacking official.
Sports Cars, Private Jets, Mansions: How a $240 Million Bitcoin Theft Ended in Arrests
A group of crypto criminals stole $240 million in Bitcoin from a single victim, then spent the money so openly that investigators had little trouble following the trail.
Passing the Login Test Does Not Mean You Let In the Right Person
Multi-factor authentication is a genuine security win, but organisations that mistake 'logged in successfully' for 'identity confirmed' are handing attackers a very comfortable seat at the table.
Two Scattered Spider Members Plead Guilty as London Trial Opens
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers admitted roles in the TfL intrusion and a sprawling SIM-swap and SMS-phishing operation that turned harvested SSO credentials into nine-figure ransom payouts.
The Boy Who Topped the Leaderboard: How 'Tylerb' Became a Cooperating Witness
Tyler Buchanan, the Scottish core of Scattered Spider's 2022 phishing spree, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court. His path there ran through a blowtorch, a Barcelona departure gate, and a Telegram scoreboard.