Microsoft sues a user who hacked windows and office

Many users make use of Windows or Office through pirated copies. Something that happens frequently, and that bothers Microsoft a lot. The company has long been taking action against such practices. Something that in some cases goes to extremes that many did not expect. The company has sued a user who hacked Windows and Office.

Microsoft sues a user who hacked Windows and Office

The reason is that the company detected that an IP address attempted to activate 1, 000 copies of software in an illegal way. Such a high number has made them think that there is a company behind that wants to make a profit with this practice. So they have made the decision to take legal action.

Microsoft continues its fight against piracy

The IP that was used in this action is 73.21.204.220 and has been located in the American state of New Jersey. Also, its operator is known to be Comcast. It appears that in order to activate the software, the accused users contacted 2, 800 times between December 2014 and July 2017 with Microsoft's servers. The information necessary to activate the operating system has been sent.

From the company they believe that it is a store that activates Microsoft products illegally. Although this is not something that they have been able to confirm or demonstrate yet. Among the versions that have been activated are Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010.

The company accuses users of having infringed the copyright of a registered trademark. Although, the demand may not come to fruition because having the IP does not guarantee the identification of the user. So we will have to see how this case evolves.

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