Putins Hackers Now Under Attack From Microsoft

[UCmeNdc]

Microsoft is going after Fancy Bear, the Russian hacking group that targeted the DNC, by wresting control of domain names controlled by the foreign spies.

A new offensive by Microsoft has been making inroads against the Russian government hackers behind last year’s election meddling, identifying over 120 new targets of the Kremlin’s cyber spying, and control-alt-deleting segments of Putin’s hacking apparatus.
How are they doing it? It turns out Microsoft has something even more formidable than Moscow’s malware: Lawyers.
Last year attorneys for the software maker quietly sued the hacker group known as Fancy Bear in a federal court outside Washington DC, accusing it of computer intrusion, cybersquatting, and infringing on Microsoft’s trademarks. The action, though, is not about dragging the hackers into court. The lawsuit is a tool for Microsoft to target what it calls “the most vulnerable point” in Fancy Bear’s espionage operations: the command-and-control servers the hackers use to covertly direct malware on victim computers. These servers can be thought of as the spymasters in Russia’s cyber espionage, waiting patiently for contact from their malware agents in the field, then issuing encrypted instructions and accepting stolen documents.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/microsoft-pushes-to-take-over-russian-spies-network

[Raster]

1. Rock the fuck on MSFT!

[Sailor65x1]

2. Good for PR but not much else

Since October, there isn't a whole lot US judges can do but bluster. And before patting Microsquish on the back, let's not forget they were among the first to gleefully give your data to the government.

[MyNameGoesHere]

3. Fake news

That's not even close to the truth

[Sailor65x1]

8. Which part of that

Are you trying to dispute? And on what grounds?

[Blue_Roses]

4. Way to go Microsoft!

[Honeycombe8]

5. Wow. I never thought about it as affecting the computer cos. Go, MS, Go! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Putin has been trying to extricate his government from MS

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-27/moscow-drops-microsoft-outlook-as-putin-urges-self-sufficiency

[tandem5]

7. This summer. Coming to theaters near you. Hackers will get some Unwanted Assistance...

"Can I help you with something?"

[ecstatic]

9. Lol! nt

[meow2u3]

10. Good for you, Microsoft!

Give the russkies the Microshaft!