"Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Targeting Spree"

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Microsoft disclosed a nation-state attack by Russian state-sponsored hackers who accessed the email accounts of some senior executives through a password spray attack and a compromised OAuth application. The hackers targeted Microsoft's corporate email accounts, including those of senior leadership, for potentially weeks or months. This incident follows previous cybersecurity breaches at Microsoft, raising concerns about the company's security measures and prompting calls for more transparency and improvement in safeguarding against security threats.
- Microsoft explains how Russian hackers spied on its executives The Verge
- The life and times of Cozy Bear, the Russian hackers who just hit Microsoft and HPE Ars Technica
- Microsoft reveals how hackers breached its Exchange Online accounts BleepingComputer
- Microsoft says Russian hackers also targeted other organizations TechCrunch
- Big-Name Targets Push Midnight Blizzard Hacking Spree Back Into the Limelight WIRED
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