December 14, 2023 at 05:02PM Microsoft took down US-based infrastructure and websites used by the cybercrime group, Storm-1152, to sell fraudulent online accounts, earning “millions of dollars” in ill-gotten gains. The gang leaders, based in Vietnam, operated and wrote code for the illicit websites, victimizing Microsoft and other tech companies, and aiding clients in ransomware … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 01:34PM Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group, Storm-1152, which was involved in selling over 750 million fraudulent accounts. The group provided services to bypass various verification challenges and supplied accounts to other cybercriminal groups for use in ransomware and phishing attacks. Microsoft filed a … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 06:24AM Microsoft announced the dismantling of Storm-1152, a cybercrime-as-a-service network that generated 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts for phishing and other criminal activities. The illicit group made millions by selling these accounts and tools to other cybercrime groups, prompting Microsoft to seize their infrastructure and reveal the identities of key operators. … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 01:12AM Microsoft obtained a court order to seize infrastructure set up by cybercriminal group Storm-1152, which sold approximately 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts and tools to other criminal actors, netting millions of dollars. This cybercrime-as-a-service operation facilitated mass phishing, identity theft, DDoS attacks, ransomware, and fraud. The group was attributed to … Read more
December 13, 2023 at 06:47PM Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized Storm-1152’s domains, used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group, involved in selling millions of fraudulent accounts and tools to bypass identity verification. These accounts were used in various cybercrimes, resulting in substantial financial damages. Microsoft also took legal action against individuals linked to this operation, as … Read more
November 6, 2023 at 09:00AM The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national involved in money laundering for ransomware affiliates and Russian elites. Zhdanova used various methods, including virtual currency exchange transfers, fraudulent accounts and purchases, and connections to international money launderers. … Read more