Three men were sentenced for their roles in the OTP.Agency, a criminal service that enabled hackers to access personal bank accounts. They facilitated social engineering attacks to harvest sensitive information, including one-time passcodes. The NCA's investigation revealed a subscription model offering different tiers of service, from basic spoof calls to more complex automated fraud strategies. Over 12,500 individuals might have been targeted, potentially amounting to significant illicit earnings. The case highlights the NCA's capacity to dismantle harmful online entities and prosecute offenders.
As this case shows, the NCA has the ability to disrupt and dismantle websites like www.OTP.Agency, which cause harm to the public, and bring those responsible to justice.
During their investigation, National Crime Agency (NCA) officers recovered scripts used by criminals pretending to call from the likes of BT, HMRC, Mastercard, Sky, Virgin Media and Visa.
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