Microsoft warns Russian hackers are using execs’ stolen emails to broaden cyberattacks – By Timothy Nerozzi (FOX Business) / March 9, 2024
Midnight Blizzard reportedly first breach Microsoft executive emails in January via a password-spray method
Microsoft Corporation says it still cannot shake Russian hackers who compromised several email accounts belonging to company executives.
Midnight Blizzard — the group named by Microsoft as responsible for ongoing cyber attacks on their digital infrastructure — has reportedly used information obtained in the first successful hack to broaden its scope.
“In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard is using information initially exfiltrated from our corporate email systems to gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorized access,” the Microsoft Security Response Center said in a statement. “This has included access to some of the company’s source code repositories and internal systems. To date we have found no evidence that Microsoft-hosted customer-facing systems have been compromised.”
