The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is investigating a complex China-linked hack of the federal government in which cyberattackers accessed the email data of Biden administration officials.
Microsoft’s cybersecurity services are also in the crosshairs of lawmakers scrutinizing the hack. The company has acknowledged that approximately 25 organizations were breached in the China-based hackers’ attack on its customers’ emails.
“Holding Microsoft responsible for its negligence will require a whole-of-government effort,” Mr. Wyden said in a letter to federal officials.
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