labhost

The recent sentencing of the ringleader behind LabHost, a platform enabling widespread phishing attacks, marks a significant victory in the fight against cybercrime. The story of this case demonstrates how law enforcement is smartening up. They’re improving their ability to trace and prosecute illegal activities funded by cryptocurrencies, such as...

Zak Coyne wrote the phishing-as-a-service LabHost. He has since received and served a prison sentence of eight-and-a-half years for creating the bait websites, which bilked victims in 91 countries out of their money. Cybercriminals used Coyne’s service to support large-scale phishing campaigns. This criminal scheme caused millions in losses to...