NewsletterCyber BulletinMicrosoft Shuts Down Scam Website That Helped Fraudsters Steal MillionsAttackers leveraged pirated software.FacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandThe Microsoft campus in Mountain View, California, US.Photographer: Benjamin Fanjoy/BloombergFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Patrick Howell O'NeillJanuary 14, 2026 at 5:03 PM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.For just $24 per month, a website called RedVDS provided cheap, disposable, virtual computers that ran pirated copies of Windows to anyone.