Former AT&T Worker Caught in $600K SIM-Swapping Conspiracy

Former AT&T worker caught in $600K SIM-swapping conspiracy

A former AT&T store employee took part in a SIM-swapping scheme that allowed a hacker to access victims’ bank accounts and attempt to steal nearly $600,000, federal prosecutors announced. At least one of the fraudulent SIM swaps was carried out at an AT&T store in Lancaster, California, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news [...]

Portland AT&T Worker Sentenced in SIM-Swap Fraud Case

Kenneth Carter, 44, gets 16 months in federal prison for selling AT&T network access that fueled a nearly $600,000 SIM-swap fraud scheme.

Former Oregon AT&T Employee Gets Prison After SIM Swaps Drain Nearly $600,000 From Customers

A former employee of an AT&T store in Portland was yesterday sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for selling access to AT&T’s network to criminals who used customer PII to carry out SIM swaps. Forty-four-year-old Kenneth Carter was sentenced in a Los Angeles U.S. District Court by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, who also ordered him […]

Former AT&T Employee Jailed For Helping Hacker Steal From Customers

A former AT&T store employee in Oregon has been sentenced to 16 months in federal prison for selling his access to the telecommunications company’s network to a hacker who used the information to take control of customers’ phone numbers and access their bank accounts.