Threat Thursday Series - May Edition

Threat Thursday is a monthly knowledge-sharing series that brings law enforcement and industry together to examine emerging scam threats, fraud trends, and real-world cases from around the world.

Exclusively for members of the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, each session features briefings from law enforcement agencies, regulators, and leading experts who are on the front lines of combating scams. Speakers share operational insights, evolving criminal tactics, and lessons from investigations and disruption efforts.

Hosted by Brian D. Hanley, the series creates a trusted forum where public and private sector partners can exchange intelligence, strengthen collaboration, and advance collective efforts to stop scams.

May Session Description

Garry Lilburn

Operations Director

Cyber Defence Alliance (CDA)

In this high-impact Threat Thursday session, Garry Lilburn, Operations Director at the Cyber Defence Alliance, will take participants inside a live, large-scale account takeover campaign targeting businesses across multiple jurisdictions. Drawing on decades of frontline law enforcement and cybercrime experience, Garry will unpack how a globally coordinated threat, linked to actors operating between the UK and UAE, leverages remote access tools to compromise systems at scale.

The session will focus on what actually works in disrupting these threats: real-world collaboration between financial institutions, law enforcement, telecom operators, and technology platforms. Expect practical insights into intelligence-sharing, rapid response coordination, and the operational “connective tissue” needed to move from detection to disruption. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from one of the leaders shaping cross-sector cyber defence in practice, with clear takeaways for strengthening collective resilience against increasingly sophisticated fraud campaigns.