Security News > 2024 > April > Prolific phishing-made-easy emporium LabHost knocked offline in cyber-cop op

Will LabHost stay offline following this latest action, or will it bounce back like LockBit seemingly did after the National Crime Agency - the UK's FBI - and its partners dramatically attempted to dismantle the crew earlier this year?

Richter told us LabHost, at its peak, offered phishing kits for about 170 organizations, 47 of which had a UK focus.

Richter said LabRat meant victims could visit their actual banks, but "Every time it's loading or the next page is coming up, you can be sat there on LabHost saying 'I now want an OTP' or 'I now want your mother's maiden name', etc. You could really guide them through that process."

Richter said more than 40,000 phishing sites were facilitated by LabHost's tools, and the MPS has endeavored to seize as many of these as possible.

In working to take these sites down, authorities have collected logs that reveal around a million interactions with victims of sites created by LabHost.

We understand these messages will be sent from official LabHost channels and accounts, cementing the idea that the operation has been thoroughly compromised by the cops.

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