Scammer Makes Off Around $400K in 24 Hours by Targeting Friend.tech Users Through SIM Swapping Scams
A hacker has stolen approximately $385,000 worth of digital assets in the past 24 hours by performing SIM-swapping attacks on friend.tech users. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), blockchain sleuth ZachXBT reveale...
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In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), blockchain sleuth ZachXBT revealed the scammer had pilfered 234 ETH over the past 24 hours by SIM-swapping four different friend.tech users.
Following the incident, X user @sumfattytuna revealed that they were one of the victims of the most recent chain of SIM-swap attacks. ...
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