$794K SIM swap hacker #PlugwalkJoe sentenced to 5 years in prison.
British #Hackers Joseph O’Connor, also known online as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in a United States prison for his role in stealing $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency via a SIM swap attack on a crypto #exchange executive in April 2019.
O’Connor was initially arrested in Spain in July 2021 and was extradited to the U.S. on April 26, 2023. In May, he pled guilty to a slew of charges relating to conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit #money laundering — to name a few.
