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  2. 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server data breach - Wikipedia

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    Background. Microsoft Exchange is considered a high-value target for hackers looking to penetrate business networks, as it is email server software, and, according to Microsoft, it provides "a unique environment that could allow attackers to perform various tasks using the same built-in tools or scripts that admins use for maintenance."

  3. US State Dept broadens security vendor list amid Microsoft ...

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    A hacking group Microsoft calls Storm-558 had gained access to a digital key that allowed it to break into several government inboxes, the tech firm earlier said. The incident strained an already ...

  4. Microsoft says senior leadership team emails accessed in ...

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    Begininng in late November, the hackers used a so-called "password spray attack" to access a "legacy non-production test tenant account and gain a foothold," Microsoft explained in the blog post.

  5. Microsoft and OpenAI say hacking groups are using AI as part ...

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    Microsoft ( MSFT) and OpenAI released a report on Wednesday saying that hacking groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia are increasingly probing the use of AI large language models (LLMs ...

  6. WannaCry ransomware attack - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Windows. The WannaCry ransomware attack was a worldwide cyberattack in May 2017 by the WannaCry ransomware cryptoworm, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. [5] It propagated by using EternalBlue, an exploit developed by ...

  7. 2020 United States federal government data breach - Wikipedia

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    In 2020, a major cyberattack suspected to have been committed by a group backed by the Russian government penetrated thousands of organizations globally including multiple parts of the United States federal government, leading to a series of data breaches. [1] [28] [29] The cyberattack and data breach were reported to be among the worst cyber ...

  8. Microsoft says state-sponsored Russian hacking group ... - AOL

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    A Russian hacking group gained access to some email accounts of Microsoft senior leaders, the software giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday afternoon.

  9. Advanced persistent threat - Wikipedia

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    An advanced persistent threat ( APT) is a stealthy threat actor, typically a state or state-sponsored group, which gains unauthorized access to a computer network and remains undetected for an extended period. [1] [2] In recent times, the term may also refer to non-state-sponsored groups conducting large-scale targeted intrusions for specific ...