"If you've ever received a spammy text falsely alerting you to an unpaid toll or failed delivery, it might have come from a so-called Phishing-as-a-Service network that Google is now trying to take down."
"Google filed suit against several unnamed defendants it says make up an enterprise called Lighthouse. The company argues in a new complaint that Lighthouse makes a "'phishing for dummies' kit for cybercriminals who could not otherwise execute a large-scale phishing campaign.""
"The group would allegedly charge a monthly licensing fee to provide SMS or e-commerce software with hundreds of templates for websites closely resembling financial institutions or government-affiliated organizations that could trick consumers into entering sensitive details. In just 20 days, Google alleges, Lighthouse was used to spin up 200,000 fraudulent websites to attract over a million potential victims. It estimates that somewhere between 12.7 million and 115 million credit cards in the US were compromised by the scam."
Google filed suit against unnamed defendants it says operate an enterprise called Lighthouse. The complaint alleges Lighthouse operated a Phishing-as-a-Service network that charged monthly licensing fees to provide SMS and e-commerce software with hundreds of templates mimicking banks and government-affiliated organizations. The service allegedly enabled criminals with little technical skill to launch large-scale phishing campaigns quickly. In a 20-day period Lighthouse allegedly generated 200,000 fraudulent websites and attracted over a million potential victims. Google estimates the scam may have compromised between 12.7 million and 115 million U.S. credit cards, often using spammy texts about unpaid tolls or failed deliveries as lures.
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