US Cyber Inquiry to Investigate Microsoft's Role in Email Breach and Chinese Hackers' Theft of US Government Emails

A US cybersecurity advisory panel, known as the Cyber Safety Review Board, will investigate risks in cloud computing, including Microsoft's role in a recent breach of government officials' email accounts by suspected Chinese hackers. The board will focus on risks to cloud computing infrastructure broadly and examine all relevant cloud service providers. The decision to investigate cloud computing follows a request by Senator Ron Wyden to investigate Microsoft's role in the breach. Microsoft is facing increasing scrutiny over its ability to protect customers from breaches, and the company has been criticized for its lack of transparency and negligent cybersecurity practices. The board issues a report detailing what went wrong and makes recommendations for future changes after concluding an investigation.