Conor Freeman, 21, pleaded guilty to charges of helping to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies from victims. He is part of an alleged conspiracy involving at least eight others in the U.S. who stand accused of theft via SIM swapping. The crime involves convincing mobile phone company employees to transfer ownership of the targets phone number to a device the attackers control. The judge in the case insisted the three-year sentence was warranted in order to deter the defendant and to prevent others from following in his footsteps.”]
Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/11/convicted-sim-swapper-gets-3-years-in-jail/