Overview

• Metropolitan Police lead a coordinated international operation against LabHost, a phishing-as-a-service platform.
• LabHost enabled over 2,000 criminals to create fraudulent websites, tricking victims into revealing sensitive information.
• The crackdown resulted in 37 arrests and the seizure of 40,000 phishing domains across 19 countries.
• Investigators estimate that LabHost facilitated the theft of 480,000 credit card numbers and over one million passwords.
• Up to 25,000 victims in the UK have been contacted by police, informing them of data breaches.