US cyber agency says Russian hackers used Microsoft access to steal government emails

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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns that hackers were exploiting authentication details shared by email to try to break into Microsoft's customer systems, including those of an unspecified number of government agencies

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WASHINGTON, USA – The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft’s email system to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant,In the directive dated April 2, the agency warned that hackers were exploiting authentication details shared by email to try to break into Microsoft’s customer systems, including those of an unspecified number of government agencies.

That disclosure, which set alarm bells ringing across the cybersecurity industry, was followed just last week by a report from the US Cyber Safety Review Board which said that a separate hack – blamed on China – had been preventable, faulting the company for cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.

 

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