Security News > 2022 > March > Microsoft suspends all new sales in Russia

Microsoft announced it will stop all new sales of services and products in Russia in response to Russia's "Unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion" of Ukraine.

"We are announcing today that we will suspend all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia," Microsoft President and Vice-Chair Brad Smith said.

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center reported that Ukraine's networks were targeted in destructive attacks with FoxBlade malware, first spotted by cybersecurity firms Symantec and ESET one day before the invasion started and dubbed HermeticWiper by SentinelOne.

With this decision, Microsoft aligns with other tech giants that have also stopped providing services and selling their products in Russia.

Intel and AMD have also announced [1, 2] they have halted processor sales and will no longer deliver their products to Russia due to sanctions imposed by the US, the EU, and other countries around the world.

Microsoft did not say anything about suspending existing support on Friday, likely because Russia might consider breaching contract an act of war.

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