Microsoft, Indian police bust AI-powered tech support scam ring targeting elderly in Japan

Cross-border collaboration: International law enforcement and Microsoft dismantle transnational scam network targeting older adults | #cybercrime | #infosec - National Cyber Security Consulting

On May 28, 2025, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the country’s federal police service, executed raids at 19 locations across India to dismantle cyber-enabled financial fraud networks, including tech support fraud schemes. This operation, which disrupted a malicious enterprise impersonating Microsoft and targeting older adults in Japan, resulted in the arrest of six key […]

Microsoft Helps CBI Dismantle Indian Call Centers Behind Japanese Tech Support Scam

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has revealed that it has arrested six individuals and dismantled two illegal call centers that were found to be engaging in a sophisticated transnational tech support scam targeting Japanese citizens. The law enforcement agency said it conducted coordinated searches at 19 locations across Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh on May 28, 2025, as part of

Microsoft partners with India's CBI & Japan's JC3 to bust AI scam targeting Japanese older adults

Tech support scams have been around for years, but AI is taking them to a whole new level. That’s why India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Microsoft, and JC3 (Japan Cybercrime Control Center) teamed up to bust one of the most coordinated AI-powered scams yet. On May 28, the CBI raided 19 locations across India, […]

Microsoft, Indian police bust AI-powered tech support scam ring targeting elderly in Japan

Microsoft has worked with law enforcement in India and Japan to take down a scam network that has been targeting the elderly in Japan. Read more...