Microsoft confirms it was breached by hacker group

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Microsoft has confirmed it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$, adding to the cyber gang's growing list of victims

Washington Microsoft has confirmed it was breached by the hacker group Lapsus$, adding to the cyber gang's growing list of victims.

In a blog post late Tuesday, Microsoft said Lapsus$ had compromised one of its accounts, resulting in"limited access" to company systems but not the data of any Microsoft customers. Okta concedes hundreds of clients could be affected by breach"Our cybersecurity response teams quickly engaged to remediate the compromised account and prevent further activity," Microsoft said in the post.

 

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Oh boy, this isn't good. Curious how this could affect Microsoft users. The Russian Cyberwarfare unit has been activated.

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