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In SIM swapping, hackers get a mobile phone carrier to transfer access to a targeted person’s phone number from the registered SIM card to one of theirs. “Ten years should send a strong message to would-be hackers that Santa Clara County will not tolerate crime,” West said. “It’s under-reported and under-investigated, but it’s a major threat to our country’s financial security.”Īll told, authorities believe Ortiz stole more than $7.5 million in digital cryptocurrency - including $5.2 million from a Cupertino cryptocurrency entrepreneur - from upward of 40 victims, though the charges and conviction reflect just a portion of those figures. “I’m very proud that the Santa Clara County courts were able to recognize the significance of this crime and the complete devastation in which it leaves the victims,” West said. Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Erin West, whose office runs the South Bay-based Regional Enforcement Allied Computer Team that handled the case, credited the team - which includes Sheriff’s Office detectives - with being on the forefront of high-stakes financial tech crime. He was originally charged with 41 counts and linked to 13 identified victims the plea involved agreeing to pay restitution to the eight who suffered some monetary loss.

Joel Ortiz, 21, was sentenced Friday after pleading no contest in January to eight counts of identity theft and computer crimes.

He used this photo to verify his identity for online accounts where he allegedly stored stolen currency.

Sue phone carrier sim card hack series#

Joel Ortiz, 20, of Boston, was arrested in Los Angeles on Jin connection with a series of cryptocurrency thefts investigated by the Santa Clara County-based REACT task force. SAN JOSE - A Boston-area resident has been sentenced to a decade in a California prison in what is believed to be the country’s first-ever arrest and conviction for “SIM swapping,” commandeering victims’ smartphones to steal millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. Bitcoin hacker sentenced to 10 years for 'SIM swap' scheme