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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