Can’t hack it: US court orders hackers to leave Microsoft computers & trademarks alone

‘An alleged Russian hacking group has been permanently banned from hacking Microsoft computers or using their trademarks, after Microsoft won a major US court victory. Now the tech giant is legally entitled to “command and control” the hackers’ domains.
On Tuesday, US District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee ruled in favor of Microsoft in a lawsuit against the hacking group known as “Fancy Bears,” also referred to as APT28 and Strontium.
In the ruling, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia permanently enjoined Fancy Bears from sending malicious software or code to infect Microsoft or Microsoft’s customers without authorization.
The court also enjoined the hackers from intentionally attacking Microsoft computers or its customers’ computers, stealing information from Microsoft or its customers, and “configuring, deploying, operating or otherwise participating in or facilitating a command and control infrastructure.”’
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