Microsoft Cracks Down on Fraudulent Outlook Account Sales

Microsoft has cracked down on a cybercriminal group known for creating and selling fraudulent Microsoft accounts to other threat groups that they then use for various cybercrime-related activities, from phishing to ransomware attacks. The group, which Microsoft tracks as Storm-1152, has made millions of dollars selling 750 million of these types of accounts to prolific cybercrime groups like Scattered Spider and various ransomware actors.

In response, Microsoft on Dec. 7 obtained a court order from the Southern District of New …

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