Hong Kong, mainland police smash HK$16.8 million cross-border phishing syndicate
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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,
