CYBER● ELEVATEDJun 26 · Jun 26, 2026, 11:57 AM
Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicate
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong police and mainland authorities have smashed a cross-border phishing syndicate that swindled victims out of HK$16.8 million (US$2.14 million) by impersonating the Water Supplies Department, resulting in 15 arrests between March and June. The joint enforcement action, code-named Operation Boldhawk, targeted a criminal chain that sent malicious text messages to residents in the city, Superintendent Hui Yee-wai of the police cyber security and technology crime bureau said on Friday. “This...
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