"Using a court order granted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the tech giant's Digital Crimes Unit disrupted RaccoonO365, which offers subscription-based phishing kits allowing novices to mimic official Microsoft communications to steal Microsoft 365 usernames and passwords. The company also identified the cybercriminal group's leader as an individual based in Nigeria."
"Microsoft has seized 338 phishing websites associated with a cybercrime service that targeted at least 20 U.S. healthcare organizations."
"Microsoft filed its lawsuit in partnership with global cybersecurity nonprofit Health-ISAC because the tool has been deployed against so many hospitals."
Microsoft seized 338 phishing websites linked to a cybercrime service that targeted at least 20 U.S. healthcare organizations. A court order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York allowed the Digital Crimes Unit to disrupt RaccoonO365. RaccoonO365 provides subscription-based phishing kits that enable inexperienced attackers to mimic official Microsoft communications and harvest Microsoft 365 usernames and passwords. Microsoft identified the cybercriminal group's leader as an individual based in Nigeria. Microsoft filed a lawsuit in partnership with Health-ISAC after the phishing tool was repeatedly deployed against hospitals to limit further credential theft and intrusions.
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