T-Mobile has been ordered to pay $33 million in damages for a SIM swap attack that resulted in the theft of $38 million in cryptocurrency from a customer's account.
The security breach occurred even though the victim had extra protections, raising concerns about a potential backdoor in T-Mobile's security.
The payment was made to settle a private arbitration case initiated by California law firm Greenberg Glusker.
The cyberattack targeted tech entrepreneur Joseph 'Josh' Jones, with the attackers gaining control of his T-Mobile account to access and transfer his cryptocurrency holdings.