Hong Kong police and mainland Chinese authorities have smashed a cross-border phishing syndicate that swindled victims out of HK$16.8 million (US$2.14 million) by impersonating the Water Supplies Department, resulting in 15 arrests between March and June.
The joint enforcement action, code-named Operation Boldhawk, targeted a criminal chain that sent malicious text messages to Hong Kong residents, Superintendent Hui Yee-wai of the police cyber security and technology crime bureau said on…