CoLP secures a conviction after seizing the UK’s first SMS blaster, used to send smishing texts, with 7,859 compromised payment card details and counterfeit IDs uncovered in a case linked to ML

The device acted as a rogue mobile antenna, allowing scam messages to be sent directly to nearby phones while bypassing normal network security. The messages impersonated trusted organisations, including Royal Mail, to trick victims into providing payment and personal...

UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (Five Eyes partners) back UK-led action to disrupt global fraud and online scam networks through faster intelligence-sharing and coordinated enforcement

The partners also endorsed stronger support for the INTERPOL Global Fraud Taskforce, which will map organised fraud networks, identify links between criminal groups and support international operations, while the UK has committed £250m through its Fraud Strategy to...