SIM Card News

FIX Network is partnering with NEM to provide a solution that prevents SIM swapping.

A 20-year-old has been charged for his role in dozens of SIM-swap attacks, including an attempt to extort a physician out of 100 Bitcoin.

AT&T wants two claims of deceit and $200 million dismissed from the ongoing case over a crypto investor who lost $24 million to a SIM-swapping attack in January 2018.

Gregg Bennett, a SIM-Swap hack victim and angel investor, sued cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex over allegedly allowing the theft of nearly $1 million in Bitcoin.

Telecommunications company Telx Technologies announces the launch of the first cryptocurrency SIM card wallet that enables transactions via SMS.

The Norwich Crown Court sentences Elliot Gunton to 20 months in prison for supplying online personal data and hacking services in exchange for cryptocurrency.

The federal judge overseeing the Michael Terpin Vs. AT&T SIM-swapping case has dismissed the motion.

Sean Coonce, engineering manager at cryptocurrency custodian BitGo, announced that he has fallen victim to a SIM swapping hack.

United States-Based investor Michael Terpin won $75.8 million in a civil case against 21-year-old Nicholas Truglia, who allegedly defrauded him of crypto assets.

SIM swapping has come into the spotlight in recent months after a number of high-profile arrests.

BitSIM is a small, dual-chip overlay that is physically placed atop a phone's regular SIM card. Once there, the BitSIM turns that phone – even if it's a “dumb” phone – into a Bitcoin wallet.

Naturally, Bitcoin plays a major role in this thought experiment. The title boldly proclaims, “Bitcoin Poised To Make SIM Cards Obsolete.” We know that Bitcoin has a range of uses, but is this one of them?