@BushidoToken Threat Intel

What Happened New data published by the City of London Police in June 2026  reveals that courier fraud losses exceeded £21 million in 2025, with individuals aged over 70 being heavily targeted. The highest concentration of these offenses was recorded in London and the Home Counties. Cybercriminals and fraud syndicates are actively evolving their operational tactics, increasingly pivoting to messaging platforms like WhatsApp to contact their victims and remotely paying for third-party courier services to facilitate physical collections. UK law enforcement also highlighted a dangerous shift in 2025 toward high-value physical goods. Victims are being systematically manipulated into visiting multiple jewellers over an extended period to purchase gold and expensive jewellery, which they then hand directly to fraud couriers. Recent operational crackdowns by UK Regional Organised Crime Units (ROCUs) showcase the nationwide scale of these networks: North West ROCU Operations (July 2026): ...

  Background A point of sale (POS) system refers to the critical piece of software used by customers to execute a payment for goods or a service. This also includes the physical devices in stores, where POS terminals and systems are used to process card payments. These are often the primary targets of financially motivated organised cybercrime groups (also known as eCrime advanced persistent threats). Successful intrusion of a POS system can lead to the theft of vast amounts of financial data from customers. This can be used for immediate gain or sold on underground markets for fraud. A combination of hard-to-detect data-exfiltration malware; legacy hardware - which is difficult to patch; and general OS vulnerabilities, mean that this particular threat is common and can be difficult to defend against. Organised Cybercrime APT groups such as FIN6, FIN7, and FIN8 are currently some of the most significant threats to large retailers, restaurant chains, hotels, the leisure industry, an...