Disruption Targets Major Chinese-Language Phishing Kits with Japanese Focus

Key findings A disruption action targeting prominent players across the Chinese-speaking phishing and fraud ecosystem struck a blow to the most high-volume threats in Proofpoint data. Proofpoint supported Microsoft and other private and public partners in the civil lawsuit and takedown action. The highest-volume direct email threats in Proofpoint campaign data come from three phishing kits our researchers named CoGUI, CoAceV, and CoFish_Ws, which all actively target Japanese…

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