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SIM swap scammer pleads guilty to Instagram account hijacks, crypto theft

Declan Harrington, a Massachusetts man, pleaded guilty to stealing cryptocurrency from multiple victims and hijacking the Instagram account of others. Harrington was charged with Eric Meiggs in November 2019 for targeting the owners of high-value (‘OG’ or ‘Original Gangster’) Instagram and Tumblr accounts. The two defendants stole more than $530,000 worth of cryptocurrency from at least ten victims across the US and took control of multiple OG social media accounts. A sentencing date for Harrington is yet to be scheduled by the Court.”]

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sim-swap-scammer-pleads-guilty-to-instagram-account-hijacks-crypto-theft/

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