The spoofing website iSpoof has been shut down by law enforcement authorities in the United States, Australia, as well as Europe.
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A participant sits with a laptop computer as he attends the annual Chaos Communication Congress of the Chaos Computer Club at the Berlin Congress Center on December 28, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. The Chaos Computer Club is Europe's biggest network of computer hackers and its annual congress draws up to 3,000 participants.
If you search for "ispoof.cc," you will receive a message saying that the spoofing webpage has been seized.
"This domain has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret Service (USSS)," said authorities in their message.
Criminal iSpoof Website Taken Down!
According to PC Mag's latest report, after the spoofing website was taken down, 142 suspects were arrested.
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Participant hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) computer hackers' congress, called 29C3, on December 28, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. The 29th Chaos Communication Congress (29C3) attracts hundreds of participants worldwide annually to engage in workshops and lectures discussing the role of technology in society and its future.
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Investigators claimed that iSpoof was able to steal over $120 million from its victims across the globe.
Catherine De Bolle, Europol's executive director, said that the latest arrests they made after shutting down iSpoof are a message to cybercriminals.
She stated that malicious actors could no longer hide behind perceived international anonymity.
London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley also shared his sentiment regarding online crimes.
Rowley said that one of the biggest challenges they are facing during the 21st century is technology exploitation conducted by organized cybercriminals.
He added that they are reinventing how frauds are investigated, thanks to their partners across the United Kingdom and other countries.
What is iSpoof?
iSpoof is a spoofing website created back in 2020. When this malicious webpage was at its peak, it had more than 50,000 users.
It works by allowing paying individuals to impersonate trusted corporations or contacts. This allows them to access sensitive information from their victims.
Among the services it offers are spoofed calls, intercepting one-time passwords, as well as recorded messages.
If you want to learn more about iSpoof, you can visit Europol's official report.
The iSpoof website was not the only issue that law enforcement authorities are trying to solve.
Recently, cybersecurity researchers shared their concerns regarding the privacy of telehealth sites.
A U.S. watchdog also claimed that offshore oil and gas facilities' OTs security flaws might be used by cyber attackers.
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