Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

Each participant in the call has a specific role, including: -The Caller: The person speaking and trying to social engineer the target. A tutorial shared by Stotle titled “Social Engineering Script” includes a number of tips for scam callers that can help establish trust or a rapport with their prey.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

KrebsOnSecurity sought comment from Mr. Buchanan, and will update this story in the event he responds. One of the more popular SIM-swapping channels on Telegram maintains a frequently updated leaderboard of the most accomplished SIM-swappers, indexed by their supposed conquests in stealing cryptocurrency.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Rather, he said, this explanation of events was a misunderstanding at best, and more likely a cover-up at some level. “The next thing they do is go to these accounts and use the ‘forgot password’ function and request a password reset link via SMS to gain access to those accounts.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

More importantly, the cybercriminal handles that were posting ads for SIM-swapping opportunities from these groups generally did so on a daily or near-daily basis — often teasing their upcoming swap events in the hours before posting a “Tmo up!” ” message announcement.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2024

19, a group of cybercriminals that allegedly included the couple’s son executed a sophisticated phone-based social engineering attack in which they stole $243 million worth of cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington, D.C. This story will be updated in the event that anyone representing the Chetal family responds.

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