The US has laid charges against a group accused of a hacking spree, with one alleged victim being robbed of over $6.3 million worth of crypto.
United States prosecutors have charged five people accused of being part of a group that allegedly hacked dozens of businesses and individuals to steal $11 million in crypto and sensitive information.
The California US Attorney’s Office said on Nov. 20 that the defendants sent SMS phishing links or SIM-swapped individuals and employees of certain companies to steal their login credentials to their work or crypto exchange accounts.
Court documents seen by Cointelegraph detailed at least 29 alleged individual crypto theft victims. Prosecutors claimed one victim alone was robbed of over $6.3 million worth of crypto after having their email and wallets breached.