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US Department of Justice Seeks to Seize Over $5 Million in Stolen Bitcoin from Multiple SIM Card Attack Cases

Summary: According to reports, the US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit for over $5 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC), with US prosecutor Jeanine Ferris Pirro announcing that these funds are allegedly ill-gotten gains from multiple SIM card swap attacks on victims across the United States. The complaint states that these funds can ...

According to reports, the US Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit for over $5 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC), with US prosecutor Jeanine Ferris Pirro announcing that these funds are allegedly ill-gotten gains from multiple SIM card swap attacks on victims across the United States. The complaint states that these funds can be traced back to the theft of cryptocurrency wallets from five victims and unauthorized cryptocurrency transfers, with the thefts occurring between October 29, 2022, and March 21, 2023.

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