Five Australians among 39 arrested over global phishing scam following international investigation

Police said the scam involved 10,000 cybercriminals from around the world who used the platform LabHost to trick victims into providing their personal information, such as online banking logins, credit card details and passwords. Police arrested a man from Melbourne and a man from Adelaide, who they allege were both LabHost users, and charged them with cybercrime offences.

The AFP alleges LabHost was impersonating more than 170 fraudulent websites, such as "reputable banks, government entities and other major organisations, to trick unsuspecting victims into believing they were the legitimate websites". "Cybercriminals could then use victims' personal information to access legitimate enterprises, such as financial institutions, where they could steal funds from victims' bank accounts."It then expanded to include the United Kingdom and Ireland before going global.As part of the deal offered to users, cybercriminals would sign up to the website at the cost of $270 per month and would in return be given "phishing kits".

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