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White House fears significant number of organisations caught in Microsoft hack
The White House fears a significant number of organisations around the world have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft’s email software, and warns it “could have far-reaching impacts”.
Key points:
- Microsoft has declined to provide details on the scale of the hack
- All of those affected are thought to have used web versions of the Outlook email client
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki says there are concerns “there are a large number of victims”
The hacking has already reached more places than all of the tainted code downloaded from SolarWinds Corp, the company at the heart of another massive hacking spree uncovered in December.
The latest hack has left channels for remote access spread…
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