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Alleged Twitter hacker charged with theft of $784K in crypto via SIM swaps

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Dissent

Lawrence Abrams reports that in an unsealed indictment in the Southern District of New York, the Department of Justice claimed that

Joseph O’Connor, a/k/a “PlugwalkJoe,” and co-conspirators used SIM swaps to gain access to accounts for a Manhattan-based cryptocurrency company.

Using this access, the alleged hackers stole $784,000 Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin from wallets managed by the company on behalf of clients.

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