US Agencies Ordered to Investigate Russian Group's Breach of Microsoft

2024-04-12 209

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive telling federal agencies to search for signs of compromise from a recent Microsoft breach by a Russian group. Hackers stole email correspondence between Microsoft and its customers, including authentication details, posing security risks. Agencies are ordered to analyze stolen emails, reset credentials, and secure privileged Microsoft Azure accounts by April 30th.