Microsoft filed its plea to take control of the websites on Dec. 2. The order allows the company’s Digital Crimes Unit to cut off Nickels access to its victims and prevent the websites from being used to execute attacks, says Tom Burt, corporate vice president of customer security and trust at Microsoft. Burt: “The move will likely have only limited long-term effect against Nickel – or Vixen Panda, as cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike calls the group” Burt says the current disruption will not prevent Nickel from continuing other.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/microsoft-gets-court-order-to-disrupt-chinese-cyber-ops-a-18072