Industry NewsA South Carolina woman has admitted to taking part in a years-long operation that used stolen credit card information to buy ski passes later resold at steep "discounts," according to reporting by The Salt Lake Tribune. Jamilla Greene, 34, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, acknowledging her role in a scheme that investigators say ran from late 2020 through May 2024. The operation involved Ikon and Epic passes and lift products for Utah resorts, the Tribune reported.
Lighthouse is a phishing software service described in the lawsuit [PDF] as a "phishing for dummies" kit. Criminals pay a monthly subscription fee for access to hundreds of templates for fake websites, domain set-up tools for those phony sites, and other features designed to dupe victims into believing they are visiting a legitimate website. The crims use these sites to trick victims into entering their financial info and other sensitive details, which the crooks then steal.