Microsoft recently stopped a group called Storm-1152 that was doing bad stuff online. This group created a whopping 750 million fake Microsoft accounts for things like tricking people and stealing identities. They made a lot of money by selling these fake accounts to other bad groups for different types of online attacks.
This group, Storm-1152, had websites and social media pages where they sold these fake Microsoft accounts and tools to help criminals do bad things more easily. Microsoft, with the help of another company called Arkose Labs, found out about them and got a legal order to take control of their online stuff in the U.S. This means Microsoft can now stop them from using certain websites and social media accounts.
Microsoft also told us about three people Vietnam—Duong Dinh Tu, Linh Van Nguyễn (also known as Nguyễn Van Linh), and Tai Van Nguyen—who were part of this bad group. These individuals made the fake websites, wrote the computer code, and even showed others how to use their fake products through videos. Microsoft is trying to put a stop to their bad activities.
Taking Down Storm-1152
Arkose Labs noticed that a group called Storm-1152 was up to no good online, so they started looking into it. They found out a bunch of ways this group was doing bad stuff, and they told Microsoft about it. Together, Arkose Labs and Microsoft gathered information about how this group operates—like their tricks and methods—to figure out where their online stuff is.
Arkose Labs mentioned that Storm-1152 changed the way they do things to get around security measures. They even switched between services that help solve those annoying CAPTCHA puzzles.
Because Storm-1152 might have harmed a lot of Microsoft's customers, Microsoft took legal action against the people involved in this group. Arkose Labs is helping Microsoft by giving them detailed proof of the bad things this group did. Both companies also told the police about what they found. They're working together to stop these bad activities.
This article is inspired from the official Microsoft Blog https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/12/13/cybercrime-cybersecurity-storm-1152-fraudulent-accounts/
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