This article describes a dismantled criminal operation that used fraudulent call centers posing as financial advisers as its attack vector to conduct large-scale investment fraud. The threat was a social engineering scheme targeting individuals, not a technical vulnerability in a software product, so CVSS scores, affected versions, and patches are not applicable.
Dutch police, working alongside Belgian authorities and Europol, have dismantled a major criminal network accused of operating a global investment fraud scheme through dozens of fraudulent call centers. Investigators estimate the organization generated more than €100 million a month by targeting victims in multiple countries. The group operated around 20 call centers staffed by more than 700 people posing as financial advisers. The main suspect, a 46-year-old man with Israeli and Polish citizenship, was arrested … More → The post Police take down investment fraud network that stole €100 million a month appeared first on Help Net Security .