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Police dismantle major phishing platform blamed for attacks on hospitals and schools

Police dismantle major phishing platform blamed for attacks on hospitals and schools International law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major phishing-as-a-service platform used to target hundreds of thousands of accounts worldwide, including those tied to hospitals and schools, Europol said Wednesday. The service, known as Tycoon 2FA, offered criminals a ready-made toolkit for stealing login credentials and bypassing multi-factor authentication, allowing attackers to access accounts even when additional security checks were enabled. Authorities disrupted the operation by seizing 330 domains used to host phishing sites and operate the platform’s infrastructure. Active since 2023, Tycoon 2FA sent tens of millions of phishing emails each month and targeted more than 500,000…

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