Microsoft Breached Via SolarWinds As Scope Of Destruction Widens: Report
Suspected Russian hackers capitalized on Microsoft’s wide use of SolarWinds to infiltrate the software giant, and then used Microsoft’s own products to further their attacks on other victims, Reuters said. Microsoft pushed back on the report.
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Michael Novinson December 17, 2020, 08:23 PM EST
The SolarWinds breach has claimed its second reported private-sector victim, with hackers capitalizing on Microsoft’s wide use of SolarWinds to infiltrate the software giant, Reuters said.
Just like with SolarWinds, Reuters reported that Microsoft’s own products were then used to further the attacks on other victims. It wasn’t immediately clear how many Microsoft users were affected by the company’s tainted products, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter.