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Microsoft says Midnight Blizzard hacker group accessed source code and internal systems
Microsoft confirmed the Russian-linked group accessed internal systems after an incident that was first detected in January
Microsoft has revealed that Russian state-sponsored hacker group Midnight Blizzard gained access to internal systems and source code repositories during a cyber attack in January. From here, the attackers were able to access a small percentage of Microsoft corporate email accounts , including its senior leadership team and staff in its security, legal, and other functions, according to an update published on 19 January. Microsoft also noted Midnight Blizzard has ramped up the volume of certain aspects of the attack, such as password sprays, by roughly a factor of ten in February, compared to the levels observed in January.
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