LabHost phishing mastermind sentenced to 8.5 years

A Huddersfield man has been handed an eight-and-a-half-year sentence for masterminding what became one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms.

Zak Coyne, 23, of Woodbine Road, Huddersfield, was sentenced in Manchester Crown Court on Monday after admitting his crimes in September 2024. These included: making or supplying articles for use in frauds; encouraging or assisting the commission of an offense believing it would be committed; and transferring criminal property.

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