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#8 The Hacker News general October 14, 2026 at 17:09 UTC

Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Microsoft, alongside Health-ISAC, Japan's JC3, Cloudflare, Oracle, Proofpoint, and others, disrupted three Chinese-linked phishing kit operations — CoGUI (aka NX/FA), Haozi (aka Phoenix), and Iron Man System — responsible for over 1 billion scam messages since January 2026, seizing and redirecting associated domains via U.S. court order. The scale and cross-sector coordination of this takedown make it a significant reference point for defenders tracking phishing-as-a-service infrastructure.

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