Scotland's Scattered Spider Affiliate Pleads Guilty in US Cryptocurrency Heist

A Scottish affiliate of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime crew has pleaded guilty in the US to stealing at least $8 million in cryptocurrency through a cunning phishing and SIM-swap scheme. This guilty plea raises a pressing question: what can $8 million buy in the shadowy world of digital theft?

https://osintsights.com/scotlands-scattered-spider-affiliate-pleads-guilty-in-us-cryptocurrency-heist?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#ScatteredSpider #CryptocurrencyHeist #Phishing #Simswap #EmergingThreats

T'as le droit de garder un numéro de téléphone séparé pour les situations où tu dois en donner un sans vraiment avoir confiance. Ton vrai numéro, c'est la clé de récupération de ton compte bancaire, pis c'est lui qui reçoit tes codes de vérification pour Gmail, Hydro-Québec, ton courtier. Garder le contrôle là-dessus, c'est juste du gros bon sens. (1/2)

#SIMswap #vie_privee #securite #fraude #WIGGWIGG

You can keep a separate phone number for situations where you don't fully trust the other party. Your real number is the recovery key for your bank account and receives your verification codes for Gmail, your power company, your investment platform. Sharing it everywhere is an unnecessary attack surface. (1/2)

#SIMswap #privacy #security #infosec #WIGGWIGG

Corte falla contra AT&T por entregar línea telefónica sin verificar identidad del usuario
https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/04/08/politica/corte-falla-contra-att-por-entregar-linea-telefonica-sin-verificar-identidad-del-usuario

#att #mexico #simswap

📌 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲́ : 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼̂𝘁𝗲 𝗱’𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘂 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗹

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𝗟𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲́𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲

#VDLV #CyberSécuritéCI #MobileMoney #CIVforte #StopBrouteurs #ProtectionNumérique #AES #InclusionFinancière #Vishing #SIMSwap #FraudesDigitales

Alerta: Vazamento facilita phishing e SIM Swap

Você sabia que um vazamento de dados pode transformar seu telefone em alvo direto de golpes? 😱🔒

• O que está acontecendo:
• Vazamento de informações do marketplace usado pela Ledger
• Golpistas podem usar esses dados para phishing (e-mails falsos) e se passar pelo suporte
• Ataques de SIM swap se tornam mais fáceis quando sabem seu número de telefone
• Muitos...

#Ledger #Trezor #phishing #SIMswap #segurança #criptomoedas #alerta #MorningCrypto

Scammers hacked her phone and stole thousands - so how did they get her details?

scammers trick a network operator into thinking they're the account holder to get a new Sim card for a mobile device.

"Once they had access to Sue's phone number they were were able to intercept any security codes sent to verify her identity for her Gmail account,"

#scam #simswap #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

#security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrk7gxk2l6o

OSINT points to possible arrest of crypto actor ‘Danny’ after seizure-style wallet flows

https://www.technadu.com/osint-signals-possible-raid-and-arrest-of-crypto-threat-actor-following-seizure-style-wallet-transfers/615245/

• $18.58M consolidated into one wallet
• Flows match known LE seizure patterns
• Links to Genesis ($243M) & Kroll SIM-swap ($300M+)
• Reported Dubai villa raid + arrests

#OSINT #ThreatIntel #CryptoCrime #SIMSwap #GenesisBreach #KrollBreach

🧩 1️⃣ Europol desmantela red de tráfico de tarjetas SIM.

Europol anunció la caída de una organización criminal que traficaba miles de tarjetas SIM para cometer fraudes financieros, suplantar identidades y distribuir malware.

Las SIM eran usadas para burlar verificaciones bancarias y robar dinero mediante ataques coordinados.

🔒 Incluso tu número puede ser usado para delinquir sin que lo sepas.

#Ciberseguridad #Privacidad #Europol #SIMSwap #FraudeDigital

https://blog.elhacker.net/2025/10/europol-desmantela-banda-trafico-tarjetas-sim.html