Tag: police
Telco Insiders Arrested; Accused of Aiding $41mn Bank Frauds with 580 million Scam Texts and 180,000 Spoofed Calls
Arrests by South Korean police include the CEO of an SMS messaging platform and a systems administrator at an MVNO.
Three Arrested in Toronto after First SMS Blaster Detected in North America
Dafeng Lin, Junmin Shi and Weitong Hu have been charged with 44 offenses in total.
41,387 Phone Numbers Disconnected Since South Korea Introduced 10-Minute Scam Blocks
The figure was shared in private correspondence from the National Counter-Scam Bureau of Korea.
Brazil, France, Taiwan, UK: Why Comprehensive SMS Blaster News Updates Are Now Impossible
It is natural to desire certainty but we must be wary of flawed assumptions, incomplete data and misinformation.
When Hallucinogenic AI Costs You Your Job
The UK’s second largest police force relied upon genuinely “artificial” intelligence.
Are There Countries Where It Is Impossible to Report a Scam Message?
The UN and INTERPOL will host the next Global Fraud Summit in a country where inhabitants complain they cannot notify the police of scam messages.
Police Find SMS Blaster Hoard in Cambodia
Stopping a car with one rogue base station led the police to a Phnom Penh lock-up which stored many others.
We Should Be Studying Scam Yields
Applying a simple mathematical concept that illustrates the relationship between frequency and impact would improve the way we tackle consumer scams like SIM swaps.
Same Chinese Boss Gave Orders to Two Separate Manila SMS Blaster Drivers
The drivers were unknown to each other. Police said they worked for a gang which had 'compartmentalized' its operations.
1,200 Simboxes Seized in Latvia; Sold Phone Numbers from over 70 Nations to Criminals Online
Multiple European police forces contributed to the investigation. They described crimes committed using these simboxes in a matter-of-fact style that contrasted with melodramatic guff spread after a big simbox bust in New York.
SMS Blaster Scammer Targeted Subway Passengers
A place with many people but no network coverage is an ideal location to transmit fraudulent messages. Kong Ji Chen was arrested because he behaved suspiciously in one of London's busiest underground stations.
14 Defendants Face Paris Trial for $23mn SMS Blaster Smishing Scams
A suspected bomb in a car driven by a woman named Zoé led to a Chinese arms dealer with a Peruvian driving license, and then to much more.
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