A UK-founded website used to defraud victims on an industrial scale has been infiltrated by police, leading to a number of arrests around the world.

As many as 70,000 UK victims were tricked by LabHost's scams, which obtained 480,000 card numbers and 64,000 PINs globally.

Set up in 2021 by a criminal network, LabHost enabled users to set up phishing websites designed to trick victims into revealing personal information such as email addresses, passwords, and bank details.