--- title: Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX? – Krebs... description: Three Americans have been charged with stealing over $400 million in a SIM-swapping attack on the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The attack occurred on November... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/arrests-in-400m-sim-swap-tied-to-heist-at-ftx-krebs-on-security-htoqesgv0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX? – Krebs on Security | daily.dev og:description: Three Americans have been charged with stealing over $400 million in a SIM-swapping attack on the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. 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The stolen funds have reportedly been laundered through exchanges with ties to criminal groups based in Russia. Investigations are ongoing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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