Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard
Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard
Microsoft's Top Execs' Emails Breached in Sophisticated Russia-Linked APT Attack
Microsoft on Friday revealed that it was the target of a nation-state attack on its corporate systems that resulted in the theft of emails and attachments from senior executives and other individuals in the company's cybersecurity and legal departments. The Windows maker attributed the attack to a Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group it tracks as Midnight Blizzard (formerly Nobelium), which is also known as APT29, BlueBravo, Cloaked Ursa, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes.