Met police disrupt LabHost scam-as-a-service website

Dozens arrested globally and thousands sent warnings

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LabHost, tricked up to 70,000 people in the UK over several years into sharing passwords and bank details

The Metropolitan Police has taken down a criminal gang, operating globally, which set up LabHost -  a dark web phishing site which was essentially a cybercrime warehouse, whereby users could pay a ...

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