10/14/2026
Tech Pulse · cloud-infra

Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages

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Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages
We've all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake package delivery, but hopefully you'll start seeing fewer of them. Microsoft says it helped dismantle a marketplace for scammers sending phishing messages like those around the world. Through an investigation with Japan's National Police Agency, it tracked scam activity back to […]
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Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages — Tech Pulse