Steven Masada

Steven Masada

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Steven Masada is the assistant general counsel and director of Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, where he plays a crucial role in the company's efforts to combat cybercrime. He has been actively involved in legal actions against cybercrime-as-a-service platforms, including the recent case against RedVDS, which Microsoft alleges facilitates a range of cybercrimes globally. Masada emphasizes the importance of dismantling the infrastructure that supports cybercriminal activities rather than merely targeting individual offenders.

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Steven Masada, the director of the unit, told me that rather than chasing individual bad actors, his team seeks to disrupt the broader cybercrime ecosystem.

Business Brief: The rise of cybercrime-as-a-service
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-01-17
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Steven Masada is the assistant general counsel and director of Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit.

Microsoft seizes domains of online service allegedly fuelling cybercrime
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-01-14
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