Five alleged cybercriminals are accused of being involved in an operation that has stolen personal credentials from more than 94,000 people in Australia .
Cybercriminals used a platform to steal personal credentials from victims around the world, including more than 94,000 people in Australia. Picture: Supplied “In addition to financial losses, victims of phishing attacks are subject to ongoing security risks and criminal offending, including identity takeovers, extortion and blackmail.
When victims followed the link, cybercriminals could obtain a range of sensitive information, such as one-time pins, usernames and passwords, security questions and passphrases. LabHost originated in Canada in 2021, targeting North America, before expanding to the UK and Ireland and then going global.It’s understood LabHost had more than 40,000 phishing domains and more than 10,000 global active cybercriminals using its technology to exploit victims at the time of the global arrests.
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