24-07-2025
Canterbury university student who sold phishing kits jailed
A university student who sold phishing kits which fraudsters used to scam victims out of £100m has been Holman admitted to selling kits which contained fraudulent webpages designed to dupe people into filling in personal and financial pleading to seven counts, the 21-year-old was handed a seven-year prison sentence and a Serious Crime Prevention Order at Southwark Crown Jennings, of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said: "Holman acted with greed and profited handsomely from this illegal enterprise, funding his own lavish lifestyle at the expense of countless individuals and businesses."
Holman, a student at Canterbury Christ Church University, created and sold 1,052 kits which provided fraudulent webpages with built-in scripts to enable the harvesting of information entered, including account log-in details and bank details, the CPS also provided technical support and advice, communicating through encrypted messaging app kits were used to defraud 69 financial institutions, as well as large organisations and charities of millions of pounds across 24 countries, an investigation by the City of London Police of Eastcote, west London, was arrested after a search of his university dorm room in October his arrest, he continued to use his Telegram channel to communicate with his customers until a second arrest at his London address in May CPS said they would take Holman back to court to pursue confiscation Jennings added: "No matter how sophisticated your methods, you cannot hide behind online anonymity or encrypted platforms."Fraudsters like Holman will be robustly pursued by law enforcement, prosecuted by the CPS, and brought to justice."
