Polish cybercrime investigators arrested four suspects accused of hijacking phone numbers, breaking into crypto exchange accounts and laundering large sums through bank accounts, payment platforms and digital wallets via SIM-swapping attacks

Key takeaways

• Polish cyber police arrested four alleged members of an organized cybercrime group.
• Investigators say the gang used SIM swapping to take over victims’ phone numbers and crypto accounts.
• The operation received support from FBI and Homeland Security Investigations agents.
• Suspects face charges tied to organized crime, hacking, theft and money laundering.

Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime says officers detained four people suspected of running a large operation built around