CoinVoice has learned that a Canadian pharmacy manager, Raelene Vandenbosch, lost 12.58 bitcoins worth about $1.36 million in a multimillion-dollar SIM card swapping scam. She is suing telecom company Rogers Communications and Match Transact Inc., blaming this devastating loss on a security lapse by a mobile store employee.
Vandenbosch claims that a scammer posing as a technician convinced a store employee to share their computer screen, allowing the hacker to access the Rogers customer database. Subsequently, the hacker gained access to her cryptocurrency wallets on Ledger and Shakepay, stealing all the bitcoins valued at approximately $392,704.61 at the time. Vandenbosch is suing for negligence, invasion of privacy, and breach of contract.
Both Rogers and Match did not admit or deny the allegations, but instead argued to resolve the dispute through private arbitration. A recent ruling by the Supreme Court of British Columbia required that most of the case be arbitrated, but allowed Vandenbosch to publicly acknowledge claims of wrongdoing in open court as an exception. [Original link]
