In a new revelation, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has explained that Russian hackers stole some of its source code by spying on the company's senior executives. The Windows maker revealed that the attack is still "ongoing."
What Happened: Microsoft disclosed that Russian state-sponsored hackers, known as Nobelium or “Midnight Blizzard,” had been spying on the email accounts of some of its senior leadership team.
The same group that was behind the SolarWinds attack is now responsible for stealing some of Microsoft’s source code in what the company describes as an ongoing attack.
“In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard [Nobelium] is using information initially exfiltrated from our corporate email systems to gain, ...