http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249509/Microsoft_admits_technical_error_in_IP_takeover_but_No_IP_still_down
By Jeremy Kirk
IDG News Service
July 1, 2014
Microsoft admitted Tuesday it made a technical error after it commandeered
part of an Internet service's network in order to shut down a botnet, but
the Nevada-based company says its services are still down.
A federal court in Reno granted Microsoft an ex-parte restraining order
that allowed it to take control of 22 domains run by No-IP, a DNS (Domain
Name Service) provider owned by Vitalwerks, which was served the order on
Monday.
Microsoft alleged the domains were being abused by cybercriminals to
manage and distribute malware. It was the tenth time Microsoft has turned
to the courts to take sweeping action against botnets, or networks of
hacked computers.
Although No-IP was not accused of wrongdoing, Microsoft maintained the
company had not done enough to stop abuse on its networks. Microsoft's
intention by seizing the domains was to block only the computers using
No-IP's services that were being used as part of a botnet.
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