How easy is a SIM swap hack and how does one guard against it?
As SIM swap attacks are often seen as non-demanding in terms of technical skills, users must pay due diligence to their identity security.
Search by tag: #swap
Over $765K worth of NFTs stolen after SIM swap attack on GutterCatGang
The bad actors utilized a fake GutterCatGang airdrop scam to drain people’s wallets, with at least $700,000 worth of NFTs being stolen from a single address.
What is an atomic swap, and how does it work?
Exchange cryptocurrency securely on different blockchains using atomic swaps. It’s either a swap or a no-swap, ensuring crypto funds’ security.
$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison
The hacker managed to steal $794,000 worth of crypto from an exchange via a SIM swap attack on an exec, but ultimately he didn’t cover his tracks well.
Fed, central banks enhance ‘swap lines’ to combat banking crisis
Currency swap lines have been used during times of crisis in the past, such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Main hacker in Transit Swap exploit agrees to return remaining funds
Under the agreement, more than $2 million would be returned to Transit Swap users.
Transit Swap ‘hacker’ returns lion’s share of $23M in stolen funds: Finance Redefined
Majority of the DeFi tokens in Top-100 traded in red barring a few, thanks to the weekend rout in the market correction towards the end of the week.
Transit Swap loses over $21M due to internal bug hack, issues apology
“We are deeply sorry,” stated Transit Swap while revealing that a bug in the code allowed a hacker to make away with an estimated $21 million.
Basketball star for a crypto launderer? Alexander Vinnik's lawyers considers prisoner swap: Report
Though political tensions may be high between the U.S. and Russia, authorities still negotiated a prisoner swap of Trevor Reed for drug smuggler Konstantin Yaroshenko in April.
Uniswap builds interface to swap altcoins into ETH donations for the Ukrainian people
“We built this interface so anyone who wants to donate but holds other ERC-20 tokens can do so with one click,” said the Uniswap team.