CRYPTO-CF-005Critical Risk

cyber/fraud

Red Flag

Customer’s 2FA is bypassed through SIM swap or phishing, resulting in unauthorized withdrawal of all virtual currency holdings to an external wallet with no transaction history.

Industry
Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Transaction Type
crypto
Customer Type
individual
Category
cyber/fraud
Regulatory Source
Document:FIN-2016-A003 Cyber Events
Type:FinCEN Advisory
CFR Citation:31 CFR §1022.210
SAR Category:Cyber event
FinCEN Key Term:SIM Swap
Last Verified:2026-04-15
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