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#REPORT: Toronto police said roughly 1,500 cell phone accounts were impacted by the SIM swap fraud. The combined loss to individual victims, telecom companies and financial institutions is over $1 million. https://t.co/hjOk23HHW9
Thursday morning, @TPSFinCrimes in partnership with the Co-ordinated Cyber Centre, shared their results of Project Disrupt, leading to 10 arrests in a SIM swap fraud investigation. Read more: https://t.co/D3ECz8KVUQ https://t.co/SvTZWXs0jy
Toronto cops arrest 10, lay more than 100 charges in SIM swap scam https://t.co/gZ9qVVaRQq https://t.co/0C7HjuYZoS
Toronto police announced the results of Project Disrupt, a SIM swap fraud investigation, on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at TPS Headquarters, 40 College Street. The investigation led to the arrest of 10 suspects and more than 100 charges being laid. The fraud impacted approximately 1,500 cell phone accounts, resulting in a combined loss of over $1 million to individual victims, telecom companies, and financial institutions. The investigation was conducted in partnership with the Co-ordinated Cyber Centre.