Cybersecurity Dive April 5, 2024
Microsoft previously warned that the Russia-linked threat group was accelerating malicious activity following the hack of senior company executives, which it disclosed in January.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working with Microsoft to investigate and mitigate Midnight Blizzard’s potential impacts on federal agencies. The Russia-linked threat group hacked into senior Microsoft executives’ accounts starting in late November and could pose a larger threat to federal agencies.
“As shared in our March 8 blog, as we discover secrets in our exfiltrated email we are working with our customers to help them investigate and mitigate any impacts,” a Microsoft spokesperson said Thursday via email. “This includes working with CISA on an emergency directive to provide guidance to government agencies.”
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