Microsoft shuts down cybercrime domains using COVID-19 related lures
Microsoft has managed to plug one hole, but the company's DCU division knows its work is only going to get more sophisticated as cybercrime evolves.
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Multiple cybercrime offender avoids jail time in recent Nintendo and Microsoft hacking cases
Microsoft values Clark's intrusion at around $2 million and Nintendo also tacking on another $1.8 million in damages
Microsoft takes control of 99 websites used by Iranian hacker group
Microsoft has taken control of 99 websites that have been used by a primarily Iranian hacker group, called Prosphoras by the company, which targets government agencies as well as journalists and activists to steal sensitive data from.
As tech support scams rise, Microsoft works to 'unmask the imposters'
Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit representatives will also be attending a series of events called "Unmasking the Imposters"
Take a look at everything Microsoft is doing to keep you safe from cybercrime
Through their Digital Crimes Unit, Microsoft is aiming to make the internet safer for every person and organization on the planet.
Microsoft Windows guru turns to cybercrime (fiction)
One of Microsoft's top Windows gurus and author of books and tools for securely coding Windows has e