Midnight Blizzard Strikes Again: Microsoft and US Agencies Hit by Major Cyber Breach
In late 2023, Russian threat actors hit Microsoft in a cybersecurity breach, impacting the VA, USAGM, and Peace Corps. Microsoft warned USAGM about potential data theft.
Hot Take:
Looks like even the tech giants can’t keep the bear away from the honey pot! It’s no picnic for Microsoft as it grapples with a Russian bear hug that’s got everyone from the VA to the Peace Corps in a tizzy. Midnight Blizzard? More like Midnight Blunder!
Key Points:
- Microsoft’s late 2023 breach affected multiple US organizations, including the VA, USAGM, and Peace Corps.
- Russian state-sponsored actors, Midnight Blizzard, were behind the attack.
- Compromised accounts included senior executives and cybersecurity and legal departments.
- A legacy non-production test tenant account was compromised via a password spray attack.
- No evidence suggests customer environments, production systems, source code, or AI systems were accessed.
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