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A Russian hacking group gained access to some email accounts of Microsoft senior leaders, the software giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday afternoon.
Begininng in late November, the hackers used a so-called "password spray attack" to access a "legacy non-production test tenant account and gain a foothold," Microsoft explained in the blog post.
Microsoft said it observed Star Blizzard attempt dozens of hacking efforts targeting 30 different groups since January 2023. The tech giant's cybersecurity experts say Star Blizzard has proven to ...
Microsoft named Hafnium as the group responsible for the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server data breach, and alleged they were "state-sponsored and operating out of China". [3] [4] According to Microsoft, they are based in China but primarily use United States–based virtual private servers, [6] and have targeted "infectious disease researchers, law firms, higher education institutions, defense ...
Lapsus$, stylised as LAPSUS$ and classified by Microsoft as Strawberry Tempest, [1] is an international extortion-focused [2] hacker group known for its various cyberattacks against companies and government agencies. [3] [4] The group was active in several countries, and has had its members arrested in Brazil and the UK in 2022. [5]
A report issued in April by the US Cyber Safety Review Board found that Microsoft committed a “cascade” of “avoidable errors” that allowed Chinese hackers to breach the tech giant’s ...
Software security goes mainstream In the wake of Microsoft's Windows 98 release, 1999 becomes a banner year for security (and hacking). Hundreds of advisories and patches are released in response to newfound (and widely publicized) bugs in Windows and other commercial software products.
Multiple mishaps, including the crash of an internal Microsoft system in April 2021 and the hack of the engineer, ... For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com.