While the hackers, suspected to be working for Russia’s SVR intelligence agency, did not appear to use Microsoft’s systems to attack other victims, they were able to view Microsoft source code by accessing an employee account, the company said. Microsoft said the hackers were unable to access emails or its products and services, and that they were not able to modify the source code they viewed. It did not say how long hackers were inside its networks or which products’ source code had been viewed. Investigators are still trying to understand what the hackers stole, and ongoing investigations suggest the attack is more widespread than initially believed. In that case, the hackers used Microsoft resellers, companies that sell software on Microsoft’s behalf, to try to access it systems.

Source: bd News24 December 31, 2020 19:41 UTC