Info Security Magazine
1 year, 10 months ago
Advanced Phishing Attacks Put X Accounts at Risk
SIM swapping and “adversary-in-the-middle” can bypass security for accounts on X (formerly Twitter)
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Krebs on Security
3 years ago
U.K. Cyber Thug “PlugwalkJoe” Gets 5 Years in Prison
Joseph James "PlugwalkJoe" O'Connor, a 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who earned his 15 minutes of fame by participating in the July 2020 hack of Twitter, has been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison. That may seem like harsh punishment for a brief and very public cyber joy ride. But O'Connor also pleaded guilty in a separate investigation involving a years-long spree of cyberstalking and cryptocurrency theft enabled by "SIM swapping," a crime wherein fraudsters trick a mobile provider into diverting a customer's phone calls and text messages to a device they control.
Bleeping Computer
3 years, 2 months ago
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach
Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and hijacking high-profile accounts on Twitter and TikTok. [...]