A joint international law enforcement operation led by Europol dismantled a major phishing scheme targeting mobile users.
Europol supported European and Latin American law enforcement agencies in dismantling an international criminal network that unlocks stolen or lost mobile phones using a phishing platform.
The operation, code-named 'KAERB,' resulted in 17 arrests, 28 searches, and the seizure of 921 electronic devices, including mobile phones, vehicles, and weapons.
The criminal network, using a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called iServer, targeted mobile device owners who were attempting to regain access to their phones.