A scammer managed to steal approximately $385,000 worth of Ether (ETH) in less than 24 hours amid SIM swapping attacks targeting friend.tech users. On October 5, blockchain detective ZachXBT reported that the same fraudster stole 234 ETH by switching the SIM cards of four different friend.tech users in the last 24 hours. The on-chain movement of crypto assets was traced back to the same hacker who drained the accounts of the four victims. Friend.tech allows users to purchase "keys" that grant access to private chat rooms. SIM swapping scams occur when fraudsters use authentication tools that allow them to gain access to social media and crypto accounts by accessing the victim's phone number. Manifold Trading, which develops tools for the ecosystem, estimated that $20 million of friend.tech's $50 million total valuation could be at risk and recommended that the platform strengthen its account security measures by enabling two-factor authentication (2FA). Following these events, calls were made for X to implement 2FA security measures to prevent mobile phone numbers from being leaked due to the SIM swapping attack in September, which also targeted Vitalik Buterin's account. "0xfoobar", founder and CEO of wallet security firm Delegate, suggested removing phone numbers from social media accounts. Do you think platforms like friend.tech and X should take more precautions to ensure the safety of users? Join the discussion by sharing your comments.