Friend.tech users blame SIM swaps after more than 100 ETH drained in a week
In a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers. Friend.tech users are warning of possible SIM-swap attacks after a recent spate of supposed hacks resulting in nearly 109 Ether (ETH) worth around $178,000 being drained from four users in under a week. On Sept. 30, the X (formerly Twitter) user known as “froggie.eth” warned their Friend.tech account was SIM-swapped — where exploiters gain control of a user’s mobile number to intercept two-factor authentication codes, then used to access accounts — and subsequently drained of over 20 ETH. Days later, on Oct. 3, a string of Friend.tech users reported similar incidents, with musician Daren Broxmeyer saying he was SIM-swapped and drained of 22 ETH. His phone was earlier “spammed with phone calls,” which he believed was to force him to miss a text from his service provider warning him that someone was trying to access his account. I...