XLK - Microsoft Hack Exposes Texas Agencies To Russian State-Sponsored Attack: Report | Benzinga
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) reportedly informed over a dozen Texas state agencies and public universities that Russian state-sponsored hackers accessed their emails through a breach disclosed in January.
The hackers, linked to Russian intelligence services, infiltrated Microsoft’s systems and stole emails from some company executives, reported Bloomberg.
The affected Texas entities include the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Texas General Land Office, and Texas State Securities Board, the report mentioned.
The attack, attributed to a group known as Midnight Blizzard, has led to ongoing investigations by the ...