Diplomats in Ukraine shopping for used cars have been targeted with a listing for a "very good condition, low-fuel consumption" 2011 BMW 5 Series. In
The Russian-based agency behind last year s massive SolarWinds cyberattack has targeted hundreds more companies and organisations in its latest wave of attacks on US-based computer systems, Microsoft said.
Microsoft Tells Affected Users SolarWinds Hacker Had Gained Access to Its Customer Service Tools
Microsoft identifies the group that was also behind SolarWinds breach as Nobelium. By Reuters | Updated: 26 June 2021 12:10 IST
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Highlights
The hacker has been called a sophisticated Nation-State associated actor
Microsoft said the information was used to launch highly-targeted attacks
Microsoft said on Friday an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers.
The company said it had found the compromise during its response to hacks by a team it identifies as responsible for earlier major breaches at SolarWinds and Microsoft.