Microsoft Spin and Blame-Passing After Major Breach
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Microsoft says [crackers] viewed source code as part of SolarWinds attack
Microsoft made the announcement as part of its investigation into findings last week, first reported by The Washington Post, that Russian [attackers] responsible for one of the biggest cyber incidents in U.S. history had compromised Microsoft cloud customers as part of the attack on IT company SolarWinds.
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Microsoft Says Suspected Russian [Atackers] Viewed Source Code
Microsoft had previously said it, too, had received a malicious update of software from information technology provider SolarWinds Corp. that was used to breach government agencies and companies around the world. The details of the campaign are still largely unknown, including how many organizations were victimized and what was taken by the [crackers]. Bloomberg News reported in December that investigators have determined at least 200 organizations were attacked as part of the campaign.
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SolarWinds [Crackers] Accessed Microsoft Source Code, Microsoft Says
Source code, the underlying set of instructions that run a piece of software or operating system, is typically among a technology company's most closely guarded secrets, and Microsoft has historically been particularly careful about protecting it.
It is not clear how much or what parts of Microsoft's source code repositories the [attackers] were able to access, but the disclosure suggests that the [attackers] who used software company SolarWinds as a springboard to break into sensitive U.S. government networks also had an interest in discovering the inner workings of Microsoft products as well.
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SolarWinds [attackers] accessed Microsoft source code, the company says
It is not clear how much or what parts of Microsoft's source code repositories the [crackers] were able to access, but the disclosure suggests that the [attackers] who used software company SolarWinds as a springboard to break into sensitive U.S. government networks also had an interest in discovering the inner workings of Microsoft products as well.
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SolarWinds [crackers] accessed Microsoft source code, the company says
Three people briefed on the matter said Microsoft had known for days that the source code had been accessed. A Microsoft spokesman said security employees had been working “around the clock” and that “when there is actionable information to share, they have published and shared it.”
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