Microsoft disrupts credentials marketplace, warns of gift card fraud, OAuth abuse

After a relatively quiet final Patch Tuesday of 2023, Microsoft published warnings this week about the potential for gift card fraud and hackers abusing a popular authentication technology. Alongside the warnings, Microsoft said it recently used a court order to shut down a cybercrime marketplace where 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts were available for sale.

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