( June 23, 2026, 13:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Manchester-based firm KRA Consultancy was fined £300,000 on Tuesday, for sending over 5.5 million unlawful direct marketing texts. According to the UK's privacy regulator, the spam texts targeted people with finance problems, promoting loans and even sending out fake debt collection threats. Despite promoting financial solutions, KRA was not registered with the UK’s finance regulator. Besides the fine, KRA was also ordered to stop sending the messages within 30 days.Statement follows....
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