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

by | Sep 1, 2026

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...

Europol’s report on ‘Museum Heists’ reveals increasingly violent and organised thefts, with criminals targeting high-value artefacts, precious metals and gemstones for lucrative resale through illicit markets

by | Aug 24, 2026

The report also identifies a changing criminal landscape, with ad-hoc groups recruited through social media and offenders from other criminal markets becoming involved because museum heists can offer potentially high profits. These crimes increasingly involve...