Microsoft said Friday that a Russian state-sponsored group hacked into its corporate systems on January 12 and stole some emails and documents from staff
Microsoft said Friday that a Russian state-sponsored group hacked into its corporate systems on January 12 and stole some emails and documents from staff accounts.
The Russian group was able to access ‘a very small percentage’ of Microsoft corporate email accounts, including members of its senior leadership team and employees in its cybersecurity, legal, and other functions, the company said.
Microsoft’s threat research team routinely investigates nation-state hackers such as Russia’s ‘Midnight Blizzard,’ who they say is responsible.
The company said its probe into the breach indicated the hackers were initially targeting Microsoft to learn what the technology giant knew about their operations.
The company said the hackers used a ‘password spray attack’ starting in November 2023 to breach a Microsoft platform.
