# AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle

DevFeed: [AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/at-t-store-worker-gets-16-months-inside-for-sim-swap-side-hustle-8539.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/11/att-store-worker-gets-16-months-inside-for-sim-swap-side-hustle/5295898>)

Author: Connor Jones

Published: 2026-09-11T15:16:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>)

Tags: [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [cyber-crime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cyber-crime.md>)

## AI overview

An AT&T store worker received a 16-month sentence for a SIM-swap scheme. The source summary says the worker claimed to have received less than $4,000 for participation in attacks with combined intended losses of $600,000.

## Source excerpt

Phone shop staffer claimed he was paid less than $4k for in his part attacks leading to combined intended losses of $600,000