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Microsoft Tells Affected Users SolarWinds Hacker Had Gained Access to Its Customer Service Tools
Microsoft identifies the group that was also behind SolarWinds breach as Nobelium. By Reuters | Updated: 26 June 2021 12:10 IST
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Highlights
The hacker has been called a sophisticated Nation-State associated actor
Microsoft said the information was used to launch highly-targeted attacks
Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers.
The company said it had found the compromise during its response to hacks by a team it identifies as responsible for earlier major breaches at SolarWinds and Microsoft.