Police Announce Huge Bust of Mafia’s Cyber Crime Operations – VICE
Police in Europe arrested 106 people accused of working for several Italian Mafia groups and laundering more than 10 million euros they made through various cybercrimes. On Monday, Europol, Italy’s Polizia di Stato, and Spain’s Policia Nacional announced a joint operation that resulted in the arrests of 106 people in the island of Tenerife, Spain. The cops accuse them of SIM swapping and “business email compromise,” a common crime where criminals send phishing emails to companies and trick employees into sending money to their bank accounts.
[ Source : VICE ]