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As someone who worked in mobile phone sales: there are tons of people making 30k/yr that have the same "highly privileged account" this guy did. He seems to be on the IT side which would make it easier to track. Retail employees do this all the time and usually for less money. People come in with a fake ID and someone's social and they walk out with a new phone activated with their phone number. An example is being made out of him, but I guarantee this issue is more systemic
If someone is willing to potentially trade their employment for $5k, the pay is probably low and the turnover is high. Aiding in identity theft is wrong, but five years in prison seems overkill
The amount he made is $5,000 minumum.
I think 1 year for every instance is fair. This could really ruin someone. At least stolen credit cards have protection. Stealing someone's crypto wallet could mean that money is gone for good.
I don't know about that, I can't think of a single company where a rogue employee could cause more harm with access to my data than my phone provider with a SIM swap. I'd rather have my email provider give open access to my account to someone than have my number ported to someone that can exploit it.
The issue is that you need an ID for a phone number.