Interpol Arrests Sim Swapper Ring In Spain Austria And Romania Rapid Europol has arrested more than two dozen people running a sim swapping ring that is suspected of draining bank accounts by hijacking victims’ phone numbers via sim swap fraud. Under the name "operation quinientos dusim," europol's european cybercrime centre (ec3), the spanish national police, and spanish civil guard arrested 12 suspects across benidorm, granada, and.
Interpol Arrests Sim Swapper Ring In Spain Austria And Romania Rapid 12 individuals suspected to be part of a hacking ring which was able to steal more than €3 million in several sim swapping attacks were arrested in spain by the spanish national police. Investigators from the spanish national police (policía nacional) together with the civil guard (guardia civil) and europol targeted back in january suspects across spain believed to be part of a hacking ring which stole over €3 million in a series of sim swapping attacks. 12 individuals were arrested in benidorm (5), granada (6) and. Europol, along with the spanish and the romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million) by hijacking people's phone numbers via sim swapping attacks. Authorities arrested 14 members of a gang accused of emptying bank accounts in austria through a similar method – by gaining control of their victims” phone numbers. this time, however, the suspects used the hijacked sim cards to withdraw cash at cardless atms.
Romania Austria Spearhead Global Interpol Operation Against Human Europol, along with the spanish and the romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million) by hijacking people's phone numbers via sim swapping attacks. Authorities arrested 14 members of a gang accused of emptying bank accounts in austria through a similar method – by gaining control of their victims” phone numbers. this time, however, the suspects used the hijacked sim cards to withdraw cash at cardless atms. Law enforcement in spain and romania, in coordination with europol, arrested 12 and 14 people, respectively, in actions against two distinct groups of sim swappers, europol announced friday. Europol in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies from spain, austria, and romania have arrested suspects of two sim swapping criminal groups following recent investigations. sim swap fraud or sim hijacking occurs when an attacker takes control over a target’s phone number via social engineering or by bribing mobile phone operator. Europol, along with the spanish and the romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million). European authorities have managed to crack down on two cybercrime groups that were responsible for pilfering millions by employing the sim swapping attack technique.
Europol Arrests Sim Swappers In Spain Austria And Romania Law enforcement in spain and romania, in coordination with europol, arrested 12 and 14 people, respectively, in actions against two distinct groups of sim swappers, europol announced friday. Europol in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies from spain, austria, and romania have arrested suspects of two sim swapping criminal groups following recent investigations. sim swap fraud or sim hijacking occurs when an attacker takes control over a target’s phone number via social engineering or by bribing mobile phone operator. Europol, along with the spanish and the romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million). European authorities have managed to crack down on two cybercrime groups that were responsible for pilfering millions by employing the sim swapping attack technique.
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