An investigation led by NCA Cyber Crime with the help of the US Secret Service, Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and the FBI. Eight people have been arrested in England and Scotland. The investigation uncovered a network of criminals in the UK working together to access victims phone numbers and control their apps or accounts by changing the passwords. With control over the phone number, attackers can bypass SMS two-step authentication to compromise social media and financial accounts. Some criminals gained direct access to financial information and bank accounts, then siphoned funds.”]