Eight U.S. men and one Irishman are charged in two criminal cases with wire fraud and identity theft. Three of the men are former employees of mobile operators Verizon and AT&T. The group, which called itself “The Community,” sought out victims who held cryptocurrency accounts. They planned their attacks using messaging apps such as Wickr, Telegram, Signal, Skype and Discord. The SIM hijacking indictment says they sought to gain control of victims’ phone numbers. The thefts allegedly occurred between December 2017 and May 2018.”]
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