Police arrest SMS blaster crew that sent malicious messages to thousands across Toronto

Police in Toronto arrested three men accused of operating an SMS blaster that spoofed cell towers and broadcast spam/ phishing SMS messages to tens of thousands of nearby devices, exploiting weaknesses in 2G networks to harvest usernames, passwords and banking credentials while disrupting cellular communications and 911 services; authorities described the device as uniquely built and mobile, and noted similar incidents in other countries.