White House Cites 'Active Threat,' Urges Action Despite Microsoft Patch
White House Cites 'Active Threat,' Urges Action Despite Microsoft Patch
The White House official, in a statement, said the administration was making "a whole of government response."
A Microsoft representative said it was working with the government and others to help guide customers
Washington:
The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp's Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities.
"This is an active threat still developing and we urge network operators to take it very seriously," a White House official said, adding that top U.S. security officials were working to decide what next steps to take following the breach.