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Phishing-as-a-Service group LabHost Targeting Canadian Banks

Posted in Commentary with tags on February 26, 2024 by itnerd

Global cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra has been monitoring malicious activity targeting Canadian banks conducted by Phishing-as-a-Service group LabHost. 

Throughout 2022 and 2023, Fortra has observed phishing attacks connected with Phishing-as-a-Service groups growing as threat actors use the tools provided through membership services to launch a variety of campaigns. The providers of these platforms offer membership services that boast features such as access to an array of stolen industry branding, monitoring tools, security bypass abilities, and more.

LabHost services allow threat actors to target a variety of financial institutions with features ranging from ready-to-use templates, real-time campaign management tools and SMS lures. In order to protect against attacks targeting their organizations, security teams should be aware of the spaces these attacks are occurring in and monitor for activity targeting their brands.

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