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Pirates have discovered that one of the most centralized security elements on the Internet, mobile phone number, is easy to steal as well. In an increasing number of attacks on the Internet, pirates have been able to control phone numbers belonging to famous telecommunications companies, the New York Times reported.

Once the phone number is controlled, hackers begin resetting passwords on every account that uses the phone number as an insurance system, such as Google, Twitter, and Facebook.

The virtual currency investor, Chris Bournesk, said he had lost control of his phone number. "The iPad was restarted, my phone was restarted and my computer restarted," he said. "The cold sweat started pouring in and I knew things were getting serious."

Many people complained of being successfully targeted by this type of attack, including a rights activist for blacks and the head of technology at the Federal Trade Commission.

The Committee's own data show that the number of so-called "telephone hijackings" is increasing. In January 2013, 1,038 such incidents were reported, and by January 2016 that number had increased to 2,658.

A wave of particularly targeted attacks has hit those with online accounts to manage virtual currency such as Bournisk.

Within minutes of controlling Bournisk's phone, his attackers changed the password to the virtual currency portfolio and drained the equivalent of $ 150,000.

Most of the victims of the attacks in the virtual currency community did not want to acknowledge the problem publicly, for fear of provoking their opponents, but in interviews dozens of prominent people in the industry acknowledged they had been victims in recent months.