Category: Cybercrime

Microsoft and Health‑ISAC Disrupt Cybercrime Marketplace Behind Over One Billion Malicious Messages

A coordinated operation by Microsoft and the Health‑ISAC has taken down three key services—YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man—inside a Chinese‑language cybercrime marketplace that has been used to send more than a billion phishing‑style messages worldwide. Since early 2026…

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Microsoft and Health‑ISAC dismantle cybercrime marketplace behind 1 billion malicious messages

Key developments: – A joint operation by Microsoft and the Health‑ISAC has taken down three core services—YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man—that powered a Chinese‑language cybercrime ecosystem. The marketplace enabled over one billion malicious messages aimed at more than…

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ShinyHunters Breach Exposes 275 Million Canvas Users; Microsoft‑Health ISAC Dismantles Billion‑Message Crime Marketplace

Key developments The Canvas learning management platform suffered a massive breach in May 2026 when the ShinyHunters group infiltrated its cloud infrastructure and claimed to have stolen 3.65 TB of data affecting roughly 275 million users at nearly 9,000 educational institutions…

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Global cybercrime takedown hits billion‑message fraud ecosystem; AI‑driven attacks spark urgent alerts in India

Key developments – Microsoft and the Health‑ISAC disrupted three core services – YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man – that powered a criminal marketplace responsible for over one billion malicious messages since early 2026, disabling tens of thousands of…

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Microsoft and Health‑ISAC Disrupt Global Cybercrime Marketplace Behind Over One Billion Scam Messages

Key developments: Microsoft, together with the nonprofit Health‑ISAC, has taken down three core services—YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man—that powered a trans‑national fraud ecosystem. The operation, active since early 2026, facilitated more than one billion malicious messages aimed at…

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AI Tools Flood Underground Cybercrime Markets, Driving Cheap, Scalable Attacks

Key developments: Researchers tracking nearly 4,000 posts across Telegram channels, dark‑web forums and specialized markets found a sharp rise in AI‑related offerings for hackers, jumping from under 50 ads per month in late 2025 to more than 1,400 by…

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FBI Disrupts China-Linked Botnet and ShinyHunters Ransomware Network While AI Tools Flood Underground Crime Markets

The FBI announced the seizure of domains tied to a China‑nexus botnet and the disruption of tools used by the Flax Typhoon threat group, signaling a major blow to state‑backed cyber‑espionage infrastructure. In a related enforcement action, agents…

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