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"leaving such a large amount of Bitcoin accessible on a phone" "A SIM swap attack [...] gives the hacker access to the victim’s phone" Is it just me or this a
by amatecha 5y ago
"leaving such a large amount of Bitcoin accessible on a phone"
"A SIM swap attack [...] gives the hacker access to the victim’s phone"
Is it just me or this article massively misrepresenting what a SIM swap attack actually does? Unless there's more to the story, no one got access to Jones' phone. They intercepted 2FA SMSes so they could get access to a wallet service or whatever.