International law enforcement has dismantled a sophisticated network selling phone numbers to facilitate cybercrimes across over 80 countries. The operation led to arrests, seizure of servers, and the disruption of a service linked to thousands of fraud cases and millions in losses. #Europol #SIMBox #CyberFraud #LatvianPolice
Keypoints
- The network sold phone numbers registered in more than 80 countries for criminal activities.
- Five suspects were arrested, including the alleged organizer, during an international police operation.
- Authorities seized servers, 40,000 active SIM cards, and 1,200 SIM box devices used for mobile network exploitation.
- Over 3,000 cyber fraud cases are linked to the illegal service, causing losses exceeding €5 million.
- The platform enabled the creation of over 49 million online accounts for various crimes, including social media fraud and extortion.
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