Microsoft says Chinese hackers used code flaw to steal emails from government agencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from U.S. government agencies and other clients. The company said in a blog post that the hackers were able to use the key - which they acquired under undisclosed circumstances - and take advantage of "a validation error in Microsoft code" to carry out their cyberespionage campaign. Microsoft and U.S. officials said on Wednesday night that Chinese state-linked hackers had been secretly since May accessing email accoun...