Haozi’s Plug-and-Play Phishing-as-a-Service Has Facilitated $280,000 of Criminal Transactions Over Past Five Months
Netcraft has observed a resurgence of the Chinese-language Haozi Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) group, which markets itself with a cartoon mouse mascot and a heavy emphasis on ease-of-use and support. Its standout feature? Virtually no technical skills required.
Haozi also sells advertising space that connects phishing kit buyers with third-party services—such as SMS vendors—where Haozi acts as an intermediary. The Tether (USDT) wallet used for these advertisements and intermediary services has received more than $280,000, with recent withdrawals frequently amounting to several thousand dollars each.
Netcraft has detected Haozi administration panels installed on thousands of phishing hostnames.
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