European law enforcement has dismantled the illegal SIM-box service, which facilitated over 3,200 fraud cases across multiple countries and caused millions in financial losses. The operation involved seizing numerous SIM devices, servers, and accounts, highlighting the global scale of telecommunications-related cybercrime. #SIMCARTEL #Europol #SIMBoxFraud
Keypoints
- The ‘SIMCARTEL’ operation successfully disrupted a fraud network using sophisticated SIM-box technology.
- The counterfeit service operated through two websites, gogetsms.com and apisim.com, now taken down.
- The illegal service facilitated the creation of over 49 million fraudulent online accounts linked to numerous crimes.
- Authorities recovered SIM devices, bank and crypto funds, vehicles, and seized digital infrastructure in raids across Latvia and other countries.
- The operation involved multiple law enforcement agencies from Austria, Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, emphasizing international cooperation against cybercrime.