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Hacker who stole over USD 5 million in cryptocurrency sentenced to 10 years in prison

California [USA], February 4 (ANI): A college student who allegedly stole over USD 5 million in cryptocurrency by stealing the phone numbers has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

ANI Feb 04, 2019 14:34 IST googleads

Joel Ortiz is one of the handful of SIM swappers who have been arrested for hijacking phone numbers of victims and using them to hack into emails, social media accounts.


According to Motherboard, Joel Ortiz pleaded guilty to the crime. The 20-year-old is the first person to be convicted of a crime for
Ortiz is one of the handful of


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