Microsoft Sinkholed Fancy Bear Domains to disrupt cyber espionage campaigns conducted by Russian hacking group. Microsoft sued Fancy Bear in a federal court outside Washington DC, accusing the group of computer intrusion, cybersquatting, and reserving several domain names that violate Microsoft’s trademarks. Microsoft used the lawsuit as a tool to create sinkhole domains, allowing the company’s Digital Crimes Unit to monitor the malware infrastructures and identify potential victims. Microsoft has appealed and is still waiting for a final default judgment against Fancy Bear, for which the hearing has been scheduled on Friday.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2017/07/russian-fancy-bear-hacking-group.html