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 <li><strong>A Canadian man was involved in 17 SIM swap attacks in 2023.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>These attacks resulted in the theft of over $4.5M from crypto professionals.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>SIM swapping is transferring a victim’s number to a hacker’s SIM for account access.</strong></li>
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<p>A far-reaching investigation has exposed a Canadian man’s involvement in a spree of ‘SIM Swap’ attacks that drained millions from crypto professionals this year.</p>
<p>Findings by pseudonymous sleuth ZachXBT revealed an individual, identified as “Yahya,” assisted in 17 SIM swaps in 2023 that resulted in over $4.5 million in stolen funds.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">1/ An investigation into the Canadian scammer known as Yahya for their involvement in 17+ SIM swaps which resulted in more than $4.5M stolen. <a href="https://t.co/1gQFo0oUAO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/1gQFo0oUAO</a></p>— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) <a href="https://twitter.com/zachxbt/status/1717176615300472964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">October 25, 2023</a>
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<p>SIM swapping refers to a technique where scammers convince phone carriers to transfer a victim’s number to a SIM card controlled by hackers. This grants access to accounts linked to the compromised phone number.</p>
<p>As per the investigation, Yahya provided personal details on targets to lead hacker “Skenkir,” who executed the phone hijackings primarily aimed at U.S. residents. Yahya received a cut of …</p>
<p>The post <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinedition.com/crypto-sleuth-reveals-culprit-behind-sim-swaps/">Crypto Sleuth Reveals Culprit Behind SIM Swaps</a> appeared first on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinedition.com">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

Crypto Sleuth Reveals Culprit Behind SIM Swaps

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