Technology · The Verge · All
Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages
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- We've all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake package delivery, but hopefully you'll start seeing fewer of them.
- Microsoft says it helped dismantle a marketplace for scammers sending phishing messages like those around the world.
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- 2026-10-14T20:03:43.000Z
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Places: Japan
Topics: Law and order
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- The Verge · All — Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages