San Francisco, July 12 (Ians) Microsoft has revealed that Chinese hackers have exploited a flaw in its cloud email service to gain access to email accounts affecting approximately 25 organisations including government agencies as well as related consumer accounts of individuals likely associated with these organisations.
The tech giant has published details of activity by a China-based actor it is tracking as “Storm-0558”.
“We have been working with the impacted customers and notifying them prior to going public with further details. At this stage — and in coordination with customers — we are sharing the details of the incident and threat actor to benefit the industry,” said Charlie Bell, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security.
This China-based hacking group is focused on espionage, such as gaining access to email systems for intelligence collection. This type of espionage-motivated adversary seeks to abuse credentials and gain access to data residing in sensitive systems.
“Our investigation revealed that...
The tech giant has published details of activity by a China-based actor it is tracking as “Storm-0558”.
“We have been working with the impacted customers and notifying them prior to going public with further details. At this stage — and in coordination with customers — we are sharing the details of the incident and threat actor to benefit the industry,” said Charlie Bell, Executive Vice President, Microsoft Security.
This China-based hacking group is focused on espionage, such as gaining access to email systems for intelligence collection. This type of espionage-motivated adversary seeks to abuse credentials and gain access to data residing in sensitive systems.
“Our investigation revealed that...
- 7/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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