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Researchers Infiltrate Microsoft Tech Support Scam Operation

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Researchers Infiltrate Microsoft Tech Support Scam Operation

Researchers identified a large-scale scam operation impersonating Microsoft that leverages a malicious traffic distribution system (TDS) operated by a Russian organization and exploits thousands of Cloudflare links to direct victims. The operation uses technical infrastructure to distribute traffic and obfuscate the scam's origin.

Why it matters: Organizations and end users need awareness of this infrastructure pattern to recognize and block malicious Microsoft impersonation campaigns, and Cloudflare should review compromised links for takedown.

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