Hello everyone, welcome to the security box, podcast 180. On this podcast, Phishlabs will guide us through something I don't think we have ever seen. It talks about a service that is a web host service, but it is a completely different type of web host. They didn't classify it as bulletproof hosting, but something called phishing as a service. Two different companies are mentioned. Besides that, we've got news, notes, the landscape and your thoughts. Thanks so much for listening!

<h4> Big News of the week, Lockbit </h4>

The big news it seems that is coming out this week is talking about Lockbit. Looks like their infrastructure has been taken over by all kinds of law enforcement partners from all around the world. While we don't intend to give you an exhaustive list, here is some of the coverage we know about.

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<li> The Cyberwire Daily: February 20, 2024 will talk about this in their news notes for the episode. <a href="http://www.thecyberwire.com">Here's a link to the Cyberwire. </a> </li>

<li> <a href="https://technology.jaredrimer.net/2024/02/20/lockbit-your-time-is-up-now-its-time-to-go-find-real-work/">Lockbit, your time is up! Now its time to go find real work </a> is my blog post, leading to <a href="https://cybernews.com/news/lockbit-disrupted-operation-cronos/">LockBit cartel disrupted “at every level” – Europol </a> if you don't want to read mine. I am not offended. I do take this article apart though, so give mine a read if you wish. </li>

<li> <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/02/feds-seize-lockbit-ransomware-websites-offer-decryption-tools-troll-affiliates/">Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates </a> comes directly from Brian Krebs. At the time of Writeup, the JRN has not read this yet. </li>

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<h4> Our topic: Phishing as a service </h4>

This week, we're going to talk about Phishing as a service. It is a new concept, and you can probably say it is similar to Ransomware as a service. This week's article is titled <a href="https://www.phishlabs.com/blog/phishing-service-profile-labhost-threat-actor-group">Phishing-as-a-Service Profile: LabHost Threat Actor Group </a> and it covers two different hosts. This, will get interesting.

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