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2026-04-27
Three men in Toronto are facing charges for using a Stingray-like cell tower simulator to send spam and phishing text messages. Although authorities claim the criminal device is unprecedented in Canada, critics point out that law enforcement regularly uses similar surveillance technology. The suspects reportedly allowed emergency calls to bypass their fake network to avoid immediate detection by government scanners.
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