Michael Terpin – Computer Security Articles

Lawmakers Prod FCC to Act on SIM Swapping

January 9, 2020 admin Ajit Pai, anna eshoo, edward markey, FCC, Michael Terpin, Nicholas Truglia, Ron Wyden, sherrod brown, SIM swapping, ted lieu, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, yvette clarke

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:44:55 +0000

Crooks have stolen tens of millions of dollars and other valuable commodities from thousands of consumers via “SIM swapping,” a particularly invasive form of fraud that involves tricking a target’s mobile carrier into transferring someone’s wireless service to a device they control. But the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the entity responsible for overseeing wireless industry practices, has so far remained largely silent on the matter. Now, a cadre of Senate lawmakers is demanding to know what, if anything, the agency might be doing to track and combat SIM swapping.

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“Stole $24 Million But Still Can’t Keep a Friend”

January 15, 2019 admin AT&T, Caleb Tuttle, Chris David, Michael Terpin, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Nicholas St. Denis Truglia, Nicholas Truglia, REACT Task Force, Regional Enforcement Allied Computer Team, SIM swap

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:52:34 +0000

Unsettling new claims have emerged about Nicholas Truglia, a 21-year-old Manhattan resident accused of hijacking cell phone accounts to steal tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies from victims. The lurid details, made public in a civil lawsuit filed this week by one of his alleged victims, paints a chilling picture of a man addicted to thievery and all its trappings. The documents suggest that Truglia stole from his father and even a dead man — all the while lamenting that his fabulous new wealth brought him nothing but misery.

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Hanging Up on Mobile in the Name of Security

August 16, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Allison Nixon, AT&T, Flashpoint, Google Voice, instagram, Joel Ortiz, Michael Terpin, Ne'er-Do-Well News, ogusers, SIM swapping, Sprint, T-Mobile, The Coming Storm, Time to Patch, Twitter, Verizon

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:01:36 +0000

An entrepreneur and virtual currency investor is suing AT&T for $224 million, claiming the wireless provider was negligent when it failed to prevent thieves from hijacking his mobile account and stealing millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies. Increasingly frequent, high-profile attacks like these are prompting some experts to say the surest way to safeguard one’s online accounts may be to disconnect them from the mobile providers entirely.