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FBI takedown of Outsider Enterprise phishing service

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The FBI and partners dismantled Outsider Enterprise, a phishing-as-a-service operation tied to thousands of phishing websites and large-scale credential theft. The takedown seized infrastructure, domains, wallets, and a Telegram bot, disrupting a network that had operated since at least 2023. The disruption cuts off a service blamed for millions of stolen credit card records and $1.9 billion in estimated losses.

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  1. 14.06.2026 17:36 2 articles · 1mo ago

    FBI, Google, and Black Lotus Labs dismantle Outsider Enterprise

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    FBI, Google, and Black Lotus Labs dismantled Outsider Enterprise, a Chinese phishing-as-a-service network that used AI and distributed phishing kits in SMS campaigns through AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon; the takedown seized multiple administration servers, a Shopify e-commerce storefront, an account used to test the phishing service, a Telegram bot, and about $100,000 USDT, while Google linked the operation to 9,000 fake websites, more than a million fraudulent URLs, hundreds of thousands of affected users worldwide, and losses from more than 3.8 million credit card records.

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