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T-Mobile SIM Card Attack: $55.00K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

Mobile phone operator T-Mobile filed a lawsuit for failing to prevent the SIM exchange scam, which cost a customer $55,000 in Bitcoin. The plaintiff Richard Harris accused T-Mobile of improper behavior, including failing to adequately protect customer information, hiring appropriate support personnel, and violating federal and state laws that caused him to lose 1.63 bitcoins.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/07/15/another-bitcoin-investor-sues-t-mobile-over-sim-swap-attack/ (opens in a new tab)

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