Authorities Dismantle Cybercrime-as-a-Service Platform, Seize 40,000 Active SIM Cards

An international operation coordinated by Europol and partner agencies dismantled a large SIM-based cybercrime-as-a-service platform (SIMCARTEL) on 10 October 2025 in Latvia, resulting in five arrests, seizure of servers, 1,200 SIM-box devices, over 40,000 SIM cards, takeover of two websites, and frozen/forfeited assets; the service had enabled 49 million fake accounts and was tied to over 3,200 fraud cases with millions of euros in losses.