After researchers unmasked a prolific SMS scammer, a new operation has emerged in its wake | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Scamming software Magic Cat has netted at least 884,000 stolen credit card details during a seven-month period in 2024.
- A series of operations security mistakes ultimately led security researchers and investigative journalists to the real-world identity of the maker of the scamming software.
- But in its wake, a new operation has emerged and is already vastly outpacing its predecessor.
- Researchers are now sounding the alarm on the new fraud operation, Magic Mouse, which rose from the ashes of Magic Cat.
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