Clinical research company Advarra has reportedly been compromised after a SIM swap on one of their executives.
SIM swapping, also known as SIM jacking, is the act of illegally taking over a target’s cell phone number. This can be done in a number of ways, but one of the most common methods involves tricking the target’s phone carrier into porting the phone number to a new SIM which is under the control of the attacker.
In the case of Advarra, the ransomware group ALPHV reportedly managed to transfer the executive’s cellphone number, allowing them access to the company’s resources and copy information that the group is now threatening to sell.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2023/11/medical-research-data-advarra-stolen-after-sim-swap
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