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Technology
Anthony Spadafora

New Spiderman phishing kit lets hackers instantly spoof banking sites to steal passwords and take over accounts — how to stay safe

A cartoon image depicting a hacker attacking a network.

Heading to a fake site and entering your username and password is one of the easiest ways for hackers to take over your online accounts. Creating fake sites that perfectly mimic legitimate ones used to take considerable time and effort but that’s no longer the case thanks to a new tool.

As reported by BleepingComputer, a new phishing kit called Spiderman is quickly gaining popularity among cybercriminals on the dark web. With it they can easily launch complex phishing campaigns designed to capture victims’ login credentials, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, credit card data and other personal info.

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