CISA directs agencies to investigate if Russian hackers stole Microsoft account details

Published: April 12, 2024, 11:16 a.m.

b'The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has directed multiple federal agencies to scrub their Microsoft accounts for signs of compromise after Russia-linked hackers potentially accessed agency passwords and other sensitive log-in details.\\nIn an emergency directive publicly released today, CISA said multiple federal agencies had their email correspondence with Microsoft stolen by the Russian state-sponsored group \\u201cMidnight Blizzard.\\u201d CISA said the stolen emails pose a \\u201cgrave\\u201d risk to the federal government.\\nThe group gained access to sensitive agency information by compromising Microsoft\\u2019s corporate email accounts starting in January. The hackers are now trying to use the information in those stolen emails, which include authentication details, to gain additional access to Microsoft customer systems, CISA said.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'