DOJ seizes domains used in spoofing and storing data of more than a million victims

The domains were used to create over 40,000 spoofing websites, and the infrastructure stored a large amount of victims’ personal data and credit cards.

Four domains that were used to create over 40,000 spoofing websites have been seized by the Department of Justice. Over one million user credentials were found, and close to 500,000 compromised credit cards.

According to court documents, the operation was part of an investigation of a spoofing service operating through the Lab-host.ru

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