For carrying the unauthorized number porting, Katz received $1,000 in Bitcoin per SIM swap (total of $5,000), plus an (unspecified) percentage of the profits earned from the illicit access to the victims' devices.

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.

but five years in prison seems overkill

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.

I didn't notice that. All documentation just refers to the company as "Company-1".

I'm guessing the company made a deal they would cooperate if their name isn't included in.

Not sure how accurate but I found someone with the same name and age in Marlton, NJ on Spokeo.

His two cell phone numbers say "AT&T Mobility". His landline says Verizon. I'm going to guess he worked for AT&T. Could be wrong though.

Isn't this also going into cyberattack / responsible disclosure territory? They might be opening themselves up to a class action with this.

Thank you. I never listened to Darknet Diaries.

For anyone else reading this, Sim-swapping starts at 36:00 but I suggest you listen to the first part too. Very interesting.