Canadian woman sues after losing $1.30 million in Bitcoin in SIM-Swap scam

A Canadian pharmacy manager, Raelene Vandenbosch, lost 12.58 Bitcoin in a multi-million dollar SIM swap scam, now worth approximately $1.36 million. She is suing telecommunications company Rogers Communications and Match Transact Inc., blaming a security lapse by a mobile phone store employee for the devastating loss. Vandenbosch claims that a scammer posing as a technician convinced the store clerk to share their computer screen, allowing the hacker to access the Rogers customer database. The hacker then gained access to her cryptocurrency wallets on Ledger and Shakepay and stole all of her Bitcoin, which was worth approximately $392,704.61 at the time. Vandenbosch is suing for negligence, invasion of privacy, and breach of contract. Neither Rogers nor Match has admitted or denied the allegations, instead arguing that the dispute should be resolved through private arbitration. A recent ruling by the British Columbia Supreme Court requires most of the case to proceed to arbitration, but allows an exception for Vandenbosch's claim for public acknowledgement of wrongdoing in open court. [ChainCatcher]