Scammers used the stolen information to target their victims for credit card details, which were then used to make online purchases. — SCMP
Hong Kong police have for the first time cracked the local operations of an international phishing syndicate, arresting five members of a gang they say stole the personal data of two billion people worldwide.
The scammers used the stolen information to cheat the victims of their credit card details and make online purchases which were later sold.
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