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Beware these text messages on your phone

From Alsumaria · () Arabic

Translated from Arabic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Turkish authorities are pursuing an illegal cyber network that allegedly traded in the personal data of citizens and residents.
  • The network reportedly used fake debt and reservation messages to blackmail victims.

Turkish authorities are launching a wide-ranging security campaign to disrupt an illegal cyber network that turned the personal data of citizens and residents into a commodity.

The network allegedly bought and sold personal information, then used it to target people with messages about debts and bookings that did not exist. The messages formed part of an extortion scheme, according to the report.

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Originally published by Alsumaria in Arabic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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