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Microsoft Corporation v. Does 4-10 Operating an Azure Abuse Network

Microsoft Corporation sued Does 4-10, accused of operating as end-users in an Azure Abuse Network that unlawfully accessed Microsoft's Azure OpenAI services using stolen credentials to generate harmful content like non-consensual intimate images.[1][2][5] The suit alleges violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Lanham Act, RICO Act, and common law torts; the court issued a temporary restraining order on December 20, 2024, later extended and converted to a preliminary injunction after defendants failed to appear despite notice.[1][6] The case targets members of the Storm-2139 cybercrime ring, with Microsoft naming related infrastructure providers and seizing domains to disrupt global operations generating illicit AI content.[2][4][8]

🏛️ EDVA· Case No. 1:24-cv-02323· Filed Dec 19, 2024

Summary

Microsoft Corporation sued Does 4-10, accused of operating as end-users in an Azure Abuse Network that unlawfully accessed Microsoft's Azure OpenAI services using stolen credentials to generate harmful content like non-consensual intimate images.[1][2][5] The suit alleges violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Lanham Act, RICO Act, and common law torts; the court issued a temporary restraining order on December 20, 2024, later extended and converted to a preliminary injunction after defendants failed to appear despite notice.[1][6] The case targets members of the Storm-2139 cybercrime ring, with Microsoft naming related infrastructure providers and seizing domains to disrupt global operations generating illicit AI content.[2][4][8]

Case details

Court
EDVA
Docket number
1:24-cv-02323
Filed
Dec 19, 2024
Status
Active

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