British hacker Joseph James O'Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe O'Connor, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff for the Southern District of New York for conducting a hacking and SIM swapping scheme and stealing the value of Approximately $784,000 in cryptocurrency. It is understood that the theft occurred in 2019, and the U.S. Department of Justice will prosecute in 2021, involving 770.784869 BCH, 6,363.490509 LTC, 407.396074 ETH and 7.456728 BTC. Prior to this sentencing, the hacker had served 28 months in prison.