User Sues Microsoft on Security

"A 50-year-old Los Angeles mother of two who fell victim to hackers has sued Microsoft seeking damages and an order requiring the vendor to improve its security notification system.

The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims that Microsoft's 'eclipsing dominance in desktop software has created a global security risk' as the world's computer networks are now susceptible to 'massive, cascading failures.' The vendor is charged with violating California laws because of unfair and deceptive business practices.

The case was filed on behalf of the Los Angeles woman, but a request has been filed to certify the case as a class action, said Dana Taschner, a Newport Beach, California, lawyer who filed the suit on behalf of the plaintiff."

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