Date of First Publication: February 25, 2025
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
MICROSOFT CORPORATION, a
Washington Corporation,
Plaintiff,
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Arian Yadegarnia; Ricky Yuen; Alan Krysiak;
Phát Phùng Tấn; and Does 4-10 Operating an
Azure Abuse Network
Defendants.
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) Civil Action No: 1:24-cv-2323
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Plaintiff MICROSOFT CORP. (“Microsoft”) brings this action to protect itself, its customers, and the public from Defendants malicious scheme to misuse Microsoft systems and technology for improper and illegal purposes, including the unlawful generation of images depicting misogyny, non-consensual intimate images of celebrities, and other sexually explicit content, using Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service. By this action, Microsoft seeks to disrupt a sophisticated scheme carried out by cybercriminals who have developed tools specifically designed to bypass the safety guardrails of generative AI services provided by Microsoft and others.