Eight men have been arrested in England and Scotland as part of an investigation into a series of sim swapping attacks, in which criminals illegally gained access to the phones of high-profile victims in the USA.
The National Crime Agency led the UK investigation into these attacks, which targeted numerous victims throughout 2020, including well-known influencers, sports stars, musicians, and their families.
NCA cyber crime officers, working with agents from the US Secret Service, Homeland Security investigations, the FBI and the Santa Clara California District Attorney’s Office, uncovered a network of cr...