Investigators have arrested and charged a 20-year-old college student with multiple counts of hacking and identity theft. Prosecutors accuse him of being part of a gang which stole $5 million of cryptocurrency by hijacking mobile phone numbers. Caught by the Fuzz Following his arrest at LAX airport while on his way to Europe, Joel Ortiz was apparently quick to come clean. He told investigators that he and his “co-conspirators” controlled millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Ortiz, originally from Boston,Read MoreThe post SIM-Swapping Bitcoin Thief Charged in California Court appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
