London police stop online scam group that aimed at 70,000 people in Britain.

London police have disrupted a website used by cyber fraudsters to scam around 70,000 people in Britain. The website, LabHost, was used by criminals to create fake websites to steal personal information like bank account details and passwords.

The police have arrested 37 people linked to this crime and have identified another 800 individuals involved. Many of these individuals are still under investigation for their part in the scam.

The fraudulent website was set up in 2021 and charged criminals a fee to make fake sites that looked like they were from real banks and other services. These fake sites were used to steal personal information from unsuspecting victims.

LabHost provided its users with templates and instructions on setting up these scam sites, targeting 170 different companies. It even offered a tutorial that ended with a robotic voice saying, “Stay safe and good spamming.”

Police have taken action to notify about 25,000 victims in the U.K. that their data might have been compromised because of this scheme. This notification is a crucial step in helping those affected by the cyber fraud.