Alabama Man Charged Over SIM Swap Hacks That Stole $150K in Crypto
Joseph Chase Oaks allegedly used SIM-swap hacks to access victim's online accounts between August 2018 and October 2019.
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The crypto industry is always subject to different kinds of security threats, with hackers and scammers developing new methods every now and then. As crypto adoption grows, so do the threats facing digital asset owners. While recent data have shown that crypto hacks regarding Web3 and DeFi platforms have been falling in the first half […]