Microsoft, in collaboration with Health-ISAC, the Japan Cybercrime Control Center (JC3), and a coalition of private sector companies, has disrupted three significant phishing kits.
The identified phishing kits are CoGUI (also known as NX or FA), Haozi (also known as Phoenix), and Iron Man System. These kits have been actively used by threat actors.
Since January 2026, the threat actors utilizing these phishing kits have been responsible for sending over one billion scam messages.
By the numbers
- scam messages
- 1 billion
- start date of activity
- January 2026
Sources and references
Original report
Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages
The Hacker News
Read on The Hacker News (opens in a new tab)Ref 00FQ3Q2H
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 14). Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Used for Over 1 Billion Scams. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/microsoft-disrupts-3-phishing-kits-linked-to-over-1-billion-scam-messages-00fq3q2h
MLA
“Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Used for Over 1 Billion Scams.” Interestana, 14 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/microsoft-disrupts-3-phishing-kits-linked-to-over-1-billion-scam-messages-00fq3q2h.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Used for Over 1 Billion Scams.” Interestana, October 14, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/microsoft-disrupts-3-phishing-kits-linked-to-over-1-billion-scam-messages-00fq3q2h.
BibTeX
@misc{interestana_00fq3q2h,
author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Used for Over 1 Billion Scams}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/microsoft-disrupts-3-phishing-kits-linked-to-over-1-billion-scam-messages-00fq3q2h},
note = {Summary of reporting by The Hacker News, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-disrupts-3-phishing-kits.html}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: The Hacker News, “Microsoft Disrupts 3 Phishing Kits Linked to Over 1 Billion Scam Messages”, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-disrupts-3-phishing-kits.html(opens in a new tab)
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