Google has successfully disrupted the Lighthouse phishing service operated by the Smishing Triad cybercriminal group through legal action. The takedown aims to protect over a million users from SMS phishing campaigns impersonating trusted organizations. #SmishingTriad #LighthousePhishing
Keypoints
- Google filed a lawsuit against the cybercrime group behind Lighthouse, leading to its shutdown.
- The Smishing Triad group specializes in large-scale SMS phishing campaigns from China.
- Over 100 phishing site templates impersonated Google and targeted more than one million users globally.
- The campaign has stolen between 12 million and 115 million payment cards in the US alone.
- Law enforcement efforts include seizing malicious domains and unmasking cybercriminals’ identities.