Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages

Microsoft, in collaboration with Japan's National Police Agency, has dismantled a cybercrime network responsible for sending over a billion scam messages worldwide, including phishing texts about fake parking tickets and package deliveries. The network, which was a marketplace for scammers, has been taken down as a result of the joint investigation. This move is expected to reduce the number of scam messages people receive.