Cybercrime Disruption through Civil Litigation and Equitable Remedies

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit works to protect Microsoft and its customers from digital threats. For several years, it has successfully pursued a strategy to disrupt cybercrime activity through civil litigation seeking injunctive relief by applying traditional common law tort and property principles to digital ecosystems. Equitable remedies have proved effective in halting harmful online activity, allowing courts to adapt rulings to factual circumstances and emerging technology and activity for which damages …