--- title: Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in... description: A 19-year-old Florida man has been charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. He was part of a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fla-man-charged-in-sim-swapping-spree-is-key-suspect-in-hacker-groups-oktapus-scattered-spider-k-vga8gxuqh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider – Krebs on Security | daily.dev og:description: A 19-year-old Florida man has been charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. He was part of a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fla-man-charged-in-sim-swapping-spree-is-key-suspect-in-hacker-groups-oktapus-scattered-spider-k-vga8gxuqh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vGa8GXUqh.png og:image:alt: Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider – Krebs on Security og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider – Krebs on Security **[Krebs on Security](https://daily.dev/sources/krebsonsecurity)** · 9 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A 19-year-old Florida man has been charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for using SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. He was part of a hacking group responsible for cyber intrusions at major technology companies. The accused went by the aliases 'Sosa' and 'King Bob' and was known for trading in stolen, unreleased rap music recordings. The article also mentions the violent nature of rival SIM-swapping groups and the vulnerability of T-Mobile employees to phishing attacks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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