Russian hackers read your emails to us, Microsoft warns more customers

More of Microsoft’s clients are being warned that emails they exchanged with the
company were accessed by Russian hackers who broke into its systems and spied on
staff inboxes.

In January, Microsoft revealed that members of the “Midnight Blizzard” hacking
group (also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear) had compromised the tech giant’s
systems in late 2023. They did this by using a “password spray” brute-force
attack, accessing email accounts belonging to its senior leadership team as well
as employees