Microsoft disrupts phishing kits linked to over 1 billion scam messages

Summary

Microsoft and a coalition of cybersecurity organizations announced the disruption of three phishing kits: CoGUI, Haozi and Iron Man System. The Hacker News and The Verge report that the kits or network were linked to more than one billion scam messages; The Verge describes the takedown as involving Microsoft and Japan.

Timeline

1. The Hacker News

   14 Oct 2026, 17:09 UTCSource ↗

   The Hacker News reports that Microsoft, Health-ISAC, Japan’s JC3 and private-sector partners announced the disruption of three phishing kits, CoGUI, Haozi and Iron Man System, linked to over one billion scam messages.

2. The Verge

   14 Oct 2026, 20:03 UTCSource ↗

   The Verge reports that Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind more than one billion scam messages.