Two men busted for hijacking victims’ phones and email accounts

Prosecutors allege that Meiggs and Harrington took over their targets’ mobile phone and email accounts via SIM-swapping: One would allegedly call a mark’s phone provider and, pretending to be that person, would sweet-talk the provider into transferring the number to a new SIM card.

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