Microsoft knew of SharePoint security flaw but failed to effectively patch it, timeline showsA Microsoft spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that its initial solution did not work. The spokesperson added that Microsoft had released fu...
22 Jul, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
US arrests Chinese hacker Xu Zewei for stealing COVID-19 research and hacking Microsoft serversXu Zewei, a Chinese national, has been apprehended in Italy following a U.S. extradition request for his involvement in hacking activities....
09 Jul, 2025, 03.52 AM IST
Microsoft informs customers that Russian hackers spied on emailsRussian and Chinese hackers breached Microsoft's systems, stealing customer and government emails. The incidents led to increased scrutiny ...
28 Jun, 2024, 07.19 AM IST
Xi Jinping at it again: Did China develop an 'Enigma' machine to penetrate US Govt officials' accounts?According to recent reports, cybersecurity experts are still contemplating the breach into the accounts of UK and US government officials a...
06 Apr, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Review board to issue report detailing Microsoft's lapses in China hack: reportThe intrusion, which ransacked the Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes of 22 organizations and more than 500 individuals around the world, ...
03 Apr, 2024, 12.26 PM IST
Cyber board says Chinese hack of US officials was 'preventable'The board said in its report that it identified a series of decisions taken by Microsoft that had decreased enterprise security, risk manag...
03 Apr, 2024, 08.04 AM IST
China-based 'Flax Typhoon' hackers targeting Taiwan govt: MicrosoftMicrosoft said Thursday that Flax Typhoon, "a nation-state actor based out of China", has since mid-2021 mainly "targeted government agenci...
25 Aug, 2023, 09.09 AM IST
US Congressman says Chinese spies hacked his emailsNebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon said late on Monday the FBI had warned him that his emails were hacked by Chinese spies, with bot...
15 Aug, 2023, 08.44 PM IST
Beware! These Chinese hackers can hack emails, bank accounts, government data and corporate financial dataWestern intelligence agencies and cybersecurity experts have attributed digital intrusion campaigns worldwide to Chinese hacking teams. Tar...
28 Jul, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
From Storm-0558 to APT 41, meet some of China's recently identified hacking groupsChina's authorities have consistently denied any form of state-sponsored hacking, saying China itself is a frequent target of cyberattacks....
21 Jul, 2023, 09.59 AM IST
Microsoft to offer some free security products after criticismThe move follows a high-level hack that allowed allegedly Chinese spies to steal emails from senior U.S. officials - and complaints from se...
20 Jul, 2023, 02.26 PM IST
Microsoft to offer some free security products after criticismThe move follows a high-level hack that allowed allegedly Chinese spies to steal emails from senior U.S. officials - and complaints from se...
20 Jul, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
Chinese hackers gained access to government email accounts, Microsoft saysThe attack was targeted, according to a person briefed on the intrusion into the government networks, with the hackers going after specific...
12 Jul, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking 'critical' infrastructureMicrosoft highlighted Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean with a vital military outpost, as one of the targets, but said "malicious" ...
25 May, 2023, 08.41 AM IST
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacksRussia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government a...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
US accuses China of Microsoft hack, rallies allies in condemnationIn a simultaneous announcement, the US Department of Justice said four Chinese nationals had been charged with hacking the computers of doz...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
As Microsoft email hack spreads, experts brace for more impactExperts say it is only a matter of time before the break-in tools are cloned by other spies or cybercriminals, with the potential to compou...
05 Mar, 2021, 11.12 PM IST