AT&T Files for Dismissal in $24M Phone Hack Case, Claims Crypto Exec Didn't Read Terms [telecom]

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By Paddy Baker

U.S. mobile operator AT&T hopes to dismiss crypto investor Mike Terpin's amended case over a SIM-swap hack, claiming he had not read the firm's terms and conditions.

AT&T's attorneys took issue with three parts of the second amended complaint and his request for millions in punitive damages, arguing they showed the plaintiff was himself mostly responsible for the SIM-swap scam - a type of phone hack involving stealing someone's mobile identity.