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Cybercriminals Tap Greasy Opal to Create 750M Fake Microsoft Accounts

Cybercriminals Tap Greasy Opal to Create 750M Fake Microsoft Accounts

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Dark Reading covered an Arkose Labs report on Greasy Opal, a CAPTCHA-bypass tool used by Storm-1152 to manufacture 750 million fake Microsoft accounts for sale to ransomware groups. CEO Kevin Gosschalk said the service has made sophisticated bot attacks accessible to anyone: "Now, anyone can buy a sophisticated bot tool along with training and customer support and start up a career as a cybercriminal."

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