Global Call-Spoofing Operation Shut Down

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down a global call-spoofing operation called ‘Russian Coms’ which is believed to have been used to swindle more than 170,000 victims. 

Russian Coms 

Russian Coms is the name of the major caller ID spoofing platform used by criminals to make over 1.8 million fraudulent calls to victims in 107 countries, including the UK, US, New Zealand, Norway, and France. Started in 2021, the platform is believed to have been responsible for financial losses amounting to tens of millions of pounds. It was the Russian Coms platform itself that was shut down by the NCA.