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. By 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.
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Microsoft has become ensnared in probes surrounding the recently disclosed colossal U.S. government hack, with media reports and company messages focusing on Office 365, Azure Active Directory and a key domain name.
Two key victims in the massive nation-state hacking campaign reportedly had their Microsoft Office 365 accounts broken into. The Russian intelligence service hackers for months monitored staff emails sent via Office 365 at the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) after breaking into the NTIA’s office software, Reuters reported Sunday.
The hackers are “highly sophisticated” and were able to trick the Microsoft platform’s authentication controls, according to Reuters, citing a person familiar with the incident. The Commerce Department said that one of its bureaus had been breached, but didn’t respond to an inquiry about the role of Office 365 in the attack.
Microsoft’s Role In SolarWinds Breach Comes Under Scrutiny
Microsoft has become ensnared in probes surrounding the colossal U.S. government hack, with media reports and company messages focusing on Office 365, Azure Active Directory and a key domain name. By Michael Novinson December 15, 2020, 05:18 PM EST
Microsoft has become ensnared in probes surrounding the recently disclosed colossal U.S. government hack, with media reports and company messages focusing on Office 365, Azure Active Directory and a key domain name.
Two key victims in the massive nation-state hacking campaign reportedly had their Microsoft Office 365 accounts broken into. The Russian intelligence service hackers for months monitored staff emails sent via Office 365 at the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) after breaking into the NTIA’s office software, Reuters reported Sunday.