[Link] Researcher Found Way to Brute Force Verizon Customer PINs Online

Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com

An independent security researcher discovered a way to brute force Verizon PINs online, meaning they could potentially break into Verizon customer accounts. In response, Verizon has taken the impacted web pages offline.

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[Link] Canadian teen nabbed in $36.5M crypto heist – possibly the biggest haul yet by a single individual

Read: 22/11/2021 www.theregister.com

A Canadian teenager has been arrested for allegedly stealing $37 million worth of cryptocurrency ($46M Canadian) via a SIM swap scam, making it the largest virtual cash heist affecting a single person yet, according to police.

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[Link] Sim Swapper Doxes and SWATs His Accomplice

Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com

The SIM swapper, 20-year-old Kyell Bryan  ended up doxing and swatting his former partner, according to the hacker’s guilty plea.

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