Microsoft and Japan police shut down three criminal 'app stores'

Microsoft, working with Japan's National Police Agency and partners, disrupted three Chinese-language cybercrime marketplaces: YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man. They were used to send over 1 billion malicious messages and targeted 75,000 organizations across 150+ countries, including 750 million messages aimed at Microsoft customers.

• YAM Store, CoGUI and Iron Man targeted 75,000 organizations in 150+ countries
• Over 1 billion malicious messages sent, 750 million to Microsoft customers
• CoGUI sold fake Amazon, bank and government sites to scammers
• Domains tied to the infrastructure were seized, blocked or redirected