Google has filed a lawsuit against an alleged cybercrime group named Lighthouse. The organisation is accused of operating a vast SMS phishing, or smishing, network that has targeted users globally. The tech giant’s complaint suggests Lighthouse runs a ‘Phishing-as-a-Service’ model, which democratises cybercrime by selling user-friendly ‘phishing kits’. These kits reportedly empower technically unskilled criminals to create convincing fake websites masquerading as legitimate entities such as nationalised banks, major courier services like Blue Dart or DTDC, or even official government services, perhaps mimicking a post office or a regional transport office (RTO) portal. The ultimate aim is to trick users into revealing critical personal and financial data, often through texts about unpaid f

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