"Russian Hackers Compromise US Government Emails Through Microsoft Breach"
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Russian state-backed hackers have stolen email correspondence between US government agencies and Microsoft, potentially compromising login information such as usernames and passwords. While there is no evidence of successful breaches into federal computer systems, US officials are taking the breach seriously and have issued an emergency directive for affected agencies to bolster their defenses. This incident is the latest in a series of foreign hacking campaigns targeting US government agencies through Microsoft software, with the hackers having a history of wide-ranging intelligence gathering campaigns in support of the Kremlin.
- Russian hackers steal US government emails with Microsoft, officials confirm CNN
- ED 24-02: Mitigating the Significant Risk from Nation-State Compromise of Microsoft Corporate Email System CISA
- CISA warns Microsoft email breach may lead to hacks at other agencies The Washington Post
- Federal agencies' emails caught up in latest Microsoft hack, CISA says Axios
- Russian hackers stole federal correspondence with Microsoft POLITICO
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