Crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) gang flies past CAPTCHAs, creating fraudulent accounts to sell to the likes of Scattered Spider; Microsoft mounts a counterattack.
Vietnam-based Storm-1152 sold fraudulent Microsoft accounts that were used for phishing, spamming, ransomware, and other types of fraud and abuse, Microsoft says.
Microsoft seizes websites used to sell phony email accounts theregister.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theregister.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Court orders shutdown of websites said to target Microsoft, aid hackers americanbanker.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from americanbanker.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Microsoft targets CAPTCHA-cracking bot ring allegedly responsible for 750M fake accounts geekwire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geekwire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.