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Microsoft foiled Storm-1152, a Vietnam-based group that created 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts and sold them via marketplaces including Hotmailbox.me and CAPTCHA-bypass services including 1stCaptcha, AnyCaptcha and NoneCaptcha. The company relied on a court order from the Southern District of New York to seize the group's U.S.-based infrastructure and social media accounts. Arkose Labs contributed threat intelligence that helped Microsoft identify Storm-1152 and build the case for legal action.
