US cyber agency says Russian hackers used Microsoft access to steal government emails
WASHINGTON -The U.S. 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, an emergency directive by the U.S. watchdog released on Thursday showed.
The warning that government agencies are being targeted using stolen Microsoft emails follows the company's announcement in March that it was still wrestling with the intruders, which it nicknames"Midnight Blizzard." CISA declined to name agencies that might have been affected. Microsoft said in an email that it was"working with our customers to help them investigate and mitigate. This includes working with CISA on an emergency directive to provide guidance to government agencies."
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