Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
friend.tech
Hack or exploit on Oct 5, 2023 · SIM Card Attack
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$385K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,234
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On October 5th, blockchain detective ZachXBT posted on social media, stating that a hacker had made a profit of 234 ETH (~$385,000) in the past 24 hours by conducting SIM card swap attacks on four different friend.tech users.
Details
- Date
- Oct 5, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- SIM Card Attack
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Base
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "friend.tech hack, Oct 5, 2023: $385K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht1a0970c9bf/ (data as of 2026-11-01).