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AT&T Sued Over $24 Million Cryptocurrency SIM Hijack Attacks

Michael Terpin is suing AT&T for $224 million over two SIM hijacking attacks where his phone number was commandeered by attackers. The attack involves an attacker convincing a mobile provider to move a phone number to a different SIM card. SIM hijacks attacks can result in account compromises by stealing one-time passcodes sent over SMS. An online services often use a person’s phone number in order to recover access to accounts. An AT &T spokesman says: “We dispute these allegations and look forward to presenting our case in court””]

Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/att-sued-over-24-million-cryptocurrency-sim-hijack-attacks-a-11365

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