Six arrested as gardaí join global take-down of 'spoofing' cybercrime website

iSpoof.cc allowed fraudsters to impersonate trusted corporations or contacts to access sensitive information from victims - a type of cybercrime known as ‘spoofing’. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Six people have been arrested after gardaí joined police forces from across the world to take down an international 'spoofing' cybercrime website.

The website iSpoof.cc allowed fraudsters to impersonate trusted corporations or contacts to access sensitive information from victims — a type of cybercrime known as ‘spoofing’.