""That text message you got about a 'stuck package' from USPS or an 'unpaid road toll'? It's not just spam. It's the calling card of a sophisticated, global scam that has swindled victims out of millions of dollars,""
""Bad actors built 'Lighthouse' as a phishing as a service kit to generate and deploy massive ' smishing' (SMS phishing) attacks.""
""According to Google, the Lighthouse operation has impacted over one million victims spanning 120 countries, stealing information on anywhere between 12.7 million and 115 million credit cards in the US alone""
""We are bringing claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the Lanham Act, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to shut it down, protecting users and other brands,""
Google is pursuing a multifaceted strategy to dismantle Lighthouse, a phishing-as-a-service operation that powers global SMS phishing (smishing) campaigns. Lighthouse has impacted over one million victims across 120 countries and reportedly exposed between 12.7 million and 115 million U.S. credit card records. Google has filed legal claims under RICO, the Lanham Act, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against 25 unnamed individuals believed to be in China to target core infrastructure. Google is also backing bipartisan U.S. legislation and rolling out new AI-based protections. Attackers impersonate legitimate brands and used at least 107 fake website templates featuring Google branding.
Read at IT Pro
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