Judgment Partially Granted For AT&T In ‘SIM Swap’ Cryptocurrency Theft Dispute

( July 17, 2025, 1:29 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on July 16 granted in part summary judgment for AT&T in a dispute with an AT&T wireless customer alleging negligence against AT&T over a “SIM swap” that resulted in the purported theft of cryptocurrency from the customer, finding there is an absence of evidence showing that an AT&T employee who swapped the customer’s SIM card was acting to further the interests of his employer....