University student jailed after setting up fake websites to help steal £100m

University student jailed after setting up fake websites to help steal £100m

A Kent university student who created and sold phishing kits used by criminals across the globe to steal millions of pounds has been jailed.

UK Student Jailed 7 Years for £100M Phishing Kit Fraud

In a striking blow to the underground economy of cybercrime, a 21-year-old university student from Canterbury, England, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for developing and distributing phishing kits that facilitated fraud totaling at least £100 million, equivalent to about $135 million. Ollie Holman, who studied at the University of Kent, crafted sophisticated tools that mimicked legitimate websites of banks, charities, and government…

UK Student Jailed For Selling Phishing Kits Linked To $135M of Fraud

A 21-year-old student who designed and distributed online kits linked to $175 million worth of fraud has been jailed for seven years. From a report: Ollie Holman created phishing kits that mimicked government, bank and charity websites so that criminals could harvest victims' personal information to defraud them. In one case a kit was used to mimic a charity's donation webpage so when someone tried to give money, their card details were taken an…

University student from Eastcote jailed over £100m global phishing scam

A university student from Eastcote who sold more than a thousand phishing kits which were used to defraud victims of millions of pounds, has been jailed. Ollie Holman, 21, admitted to selling phishing kits, which contained fraudulent webpages designed to look genuine, to dupe victims into filling in their own personal and financial information. Holman, who is from of Eastcote – on the border of Harrow and Hillingdon – previously pleaded guilty t…

British Student Jailed for Selling Phishing Kits Tied to £100 Million Scam

A 21-year-old student has been sentenced to seven years in jail for designing and distributing online kits responsible for £100 million worth of fraud. Ollie Holman created phishing kits that replicated the websites of governments, banks, and charities, enabling criminals to steal personal information from unsuspecting victims. In one instance, the kit was used to [...] The post British Student Jailed for Selling Phishing Kits Tied to £100 Milli…

Student jailed after distributing criminal phishing kits that helped steal millions - Credit Connect

A student from Northwest London has been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to seven years in prison for the creation and selling of phishing kits, designed to help fraudsters steal money from victims. The sentencing follows investigation and arrest by specialist banking industry sponsored police unit, the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) who received information from intelligence firm WMC Global about a suspect selling phishing kit…