As revealed in the official statement, hackers attacked Microsoft to find out what it knew about them. leaked.
One of the world’s largest and most valuable technology companies Microsoft, Of course, it constantly faces cyber attacks. What is behind the latest incident that came to the fore in this regard? It had a different purpose than most other attacks. Members of the hacker group known as Midnight Blizzard, APT29 or Cozy Bear, which is allegedly affiliated with the Russian government, allegedly targeted the software giant’s senior leaders (working in cybersecurity, legal and some other key departments) and some of its employees. They hacked corporate email accounts. Interestingly, the purpose here is not to steal the information of the users, the company or the company employees, or to demand bitcoins by encrypting the data. Instead, hackers wanted to find out what Microsoft knew about them.. The hackers, who reportedly gained access to a small number of accounts, are also believed to be responsible for high-profile attacks on SolarWinds in 2019, the Democratic National Committee in 2015, and many more. Stating that it has made important efforts to increase its internal security after the incident, the company does not provide detailed information about how much it was affected by this attack, and there is a possibility that some key data may fall into the hands of hackers within the scope of the access obtained. There does not appear to be a negative impact of the situation on the end user, that is, Windows PC owners, for now.