Leaked mobile phone numbers have given scammers an easy way to drain Friend.tech user accounts.

A scammer has reportedly stolen around $385,000 worth of Ether, in less than 24 hours amid a scourge of SIM-swap hacks seemingly targeting Friend.tech users.

Oct. 5, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT reported the same scammer had pilfered 234 ETH over the past 24 hours by SIM-swapping four different Friend.tech users.

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” of individuals, which grants access to private chat rooms with them.

The SIM-swap scam occurs when scammers gain access to the victim’s phone number and use it to acquire authentication, which enables them to access their social media and crypto accounts.