{"id":27568,"date":"2024-04-18T03:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=27568"},"modified":"2024-04-18T05:56:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:56:33","slug":"police-take-down-global-cyber-gang-accused-of-industrial-scale-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/04\/18\/police-take-down-global-cyber-gang-accused-of-industrial-scale-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Police take down global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Officers say younger people who grew up with the internet were the most likely to fall for the “phishing” scam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The technology allowed scammers without technical skills to bombard victims with messages designed to trick them into making payments online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police targeted the gang’s site, LabHost, which helped criminals send the messages and direct victims to fake websites appearing to be legitimate online payment or shopping services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It had enabled the criminals to steal identity information, including 480,000 card numbers and 64,000 Pin codes, known in criminal slang as “fullz data”, the police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Detectives do not know how much money was stolen but estimate the LabHost site made nearly \u00a31m ($1.25m) in profits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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