Court says AT&T SIM hack plaintiff's $24M crypto loss not result of security lapse, must amend suit

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  • A cell phone user is suing provider AT&T for failing to secure his SIM card from hackers, allegedly resulting in a loss of crypto funds
  • The plaintiff said hackers stole $24 million worth of crypto over two days by changing his password remotely after repeatedly failing to change it in stores
  • The Court found that the plaintiff failed to prove how the flaws in AT&Ts security caused the theft and now has a period to amend his suit

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As always, Rosario summaries are “NMR” and Palley summaries are “SDP".

[related id=1] Terpin v. AT&T Mobility, LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121905 (D. C.D.Cal., 2:18-cv-06975-ODW, 7/19/2019) [SDP]

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