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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Marvie Basilan

US Charges 3 In $400 Million Sim-Swapping Hack Linked To FTX

Illustration shows FTX logo and representation of cryptocurrencies. FTX's crypto wallets were drained of millions just hours after it filed for bankruptcy on November 2022. (Credit: Reuters)

A U.S. court charged three individuals for orchestrating a series of SIM-swap hacks tied to the fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

In the Jan. 24 filing by federal prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Robert Powell, Carter Rohn, and Emily Hernandez were charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and access device fraud.

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