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Major Cybercrime Network Dismantled in Latvia; 7 Arrested
10/18/2025
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Story summary
- On October 10, 2025, the operation codenamed SIMCARTEL dismantled a cybercrime-as-a-service network in Latvia.
- Seven individuals were arrested.
- Authorities seized 1,200 SIM box devices, 40,000 active SIM cards, and five servers.
- The network facilitated over 3,200 fraud cases, causing losses of EUR 4.5 million in Austria and EUR 420,000 in Latvia.
- Investigations continue to identify additional perpetrators.
