UK POLICE TAKE DOWN SPOOFING PLATFORM FLEECING FRAUD VICTIMS WORLDWIDE
August 1st, 2024
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down a spoofing platform that enabled criminals to target 170,000 UK fraud victims and others worldwide through a phone handset and web app. Targets were defrauded of "tens of millions” of British pounds (GBP), said the NCA via this ‘Russian Coms’ system.
It was offered to fraudsters as a six-month contract costing between GBP1,200 (USD1,500) and GBP1,400 (USD1,800). The web app allowing full access to a Russian Coms online phone system cost GBP350 (USD450) per month, payable through cryptocurrency.
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