{
  "id": 15421661,
  "title": "Japan warned Microsoft of a message scam in 2025; China link traced months later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/japan-warned-microsoft-of-a-message-scam-in-2025-china-link-traced",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-18T13:33:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/in-2025-japan-warned-microsoft-of-a-message-scam-software-giant-traced-it-to-china-months-later-blocking-three-online-stores-that-hit-75000-companies-across-the-globe/articleshow/135029592.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2025, Japan alerted Microsoft to an emerging phishing surge targeting Japanese residents, according to Japan's National Police Agency. This led to a significant international operation against Chinese-language cybercrime enterprises. Under a US District Court order, Microsoft and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center dismantled the online infrastructure supporting three Chinese-language cybercrime stores: YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man. The takedown was part of a coordinated effort to curb transnational cybercrime, which had generated tens of millions of dollars and millions of fraudulent messages, primarily targeting Microsoft users.",
  "summary": "Microsoft, alongside the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center, dismantled infrastructure supporting three Chinese-language cybercrime stores. These stores, named YAM Store, CoGUI, and Iron Man, facilitated over one billion malicious messages worldwide. The operations generated significant revenue for their operators while targeting numerous organizations and consumers. This initiative…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}