Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitcoin Vanishes in SIM-Swap Scam
A Canadian pharmacy manager is suing a telecom company and a trading platform after losing 12.58 bitcoins—now worth over $1.36 million—in a sophisticated SIM-swapping scam. Canadian Woman Blames Security Lapse by Telecom...
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