The U.S. Department of Justice has charged three individuals in connection with a phone-hacking scheme that led to the theft of over $400 million from the cryptocurrency exchange FTX during its 2022 collapse. The accused individuals, Carter Rohn, Emily Hernandez, and Robert Powell, allegedly carried out several SIM swap attacks, with Hernandez impersonating an employee to access FTX's AT&T account. The sophisticated hacking conspiracy involved convincing AT&T to transfer the mobile phone account and culminated in the theft of the staggering amount from FTX. The accused individuals are also linked to online monikers 'R$' and 'ElSwapo1.'
Three people have been charged with orchestrating a SIM-swapping scam that siphoned more than $400 million from FTX as the cryptocurrency exchange spiraled into bankruptcy https://t.co/fU0S3q0VHX
Federal investigators appear to have cracked the mystery of who hacked into crypto exchange FTX to steal more than $400 million at the time of its collapse in 2022 https://t.co/Yi1aPg6W7T via @WSJ
U.S. authorities have charged three in apparent connection to the $400 million FTX theft, unveiling a sophisticated SI million swapping scheme. https://t.co/Nl6IjN7pNR
DOJ Charges Trio Behind $400 Million SIM Swap Attack on FTX #crypto #cryptocurrency #simswap https://t.co/hWc47d4bkQ
NEW: The US Department of Justice charges 3 individuals linked to a $400 million hack targeting FTX. Carter Rohn, Emily Hernandez, and Robert Powell allegedly carried out several SIM swap attacks. In one instance, Hernandez impersonated an employee to access FTX’s AT&T account. https://t.co/R5Xh8AqbNZ
"Hours after FTX filed for bankruptcy... hackers drained hundreds of millions... convince AT&T to transfer the mobile phone account... uses online monikers ‘R$’ and ElSwapo1" FTX’s Missing $400 Million Were Stolen in SIM-Swapping Hack, DOJ Says https://t.co/7eKd7M9q60
Chicago-area man charged in $400 million FTX crypto hack released on bond https://t.co/wkFmayQr5B
Three People Indicted In $400 Million FTX Crypto Hack Conspiracy https://t.co/pcpjiVIUUT
Hacker gang led by 'ElSwapo' is charged with stealing a staggering $477 MILLION from FTX https://t.co/w1DcL0jYyy https://t.co/q1ujnGWlBy
Three people are indicted for an identity-theft conspiracy that allegedly included the $400 million hack in late 2022 of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to court records. https://t.co/X59W3wpaTV
Hacker gang led by 'ElSwapo' is charged with stealing a staggering $477 MILLION from FTX on the day the crypto exchange declared bankruptcy https://t.co/8Z88X6lJ8N https://t.co/UT39evgGXg
The U.S. federal government has charged three people with a yearslong phone hacking conspiracy that culminated in the infamous theft of $400 million from FTX as Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange was collapsing. https://t.co/jDx3t13EbX https://t.co/8Ee4MHEid0
Three people indicted in $400 million FTX hack conspiracy https://t.co/frOyCCEA9l
Sources: in January, the US DOJ charged three people with a phone-hacking scheme that included the hack of FTX to steal $400M+ at the time of its 2022 collapse (@fanellijames / Wall Street Journal) https://t.co/q220f1t0Pq https://t.co/0s4KEelNBx
Three people were charged with the $400M SIM-Swap hack of FTX! via @DeItaone https://t.co/RStQguG499 https://t.co/tlyJUOylO5
Justice Department Charges Three People in $400 Million FTX Mystery Hack https://t.co/vZ0mFWgbI7