Microsoft takes down 3 major phishing platforms used by Chinese cybercriminals
2026-10-14T14:51:48Z•32cd5010a4c3a09f30aec498e6bbdea6d4e3827c6deedc1377bb61f7fbcbf574
Chinese-cybercriminalsCoGUIIron-ManMicrosoftYAM-Storedomain-seizureinfrastructure-disruptionlaw-enforcement-cooperationphishingphishing-as-a-service
What happened
The Record reports that Microsoft, working with Japan’s National Police Agency and Health-ISAC, obtained a U.S. court order to seize and redirect domains supporting three phishing-as-a-service platforms—YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man—used by Chinese cybercriminals. The action disrupted infrastructure associated with credential theft and phishing campaigns.
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- 2026-10-14T14:51:48Z
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