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Coverage dated April 2, 2024

US government review faults Microsoft for ‘cascade’ of errors that allowed Chinese hackers to breach senior US officials’ emails

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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — Microsoft committed a “cascade” of “avoidable errors” that allowed Chinese hackers to breach the tech giant’s network and later the email accounts of senior US officials last year, including the secretary of commerce, a scathing US government-backed review of …

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  1. Gizmodo

    Microsoft’s Shoddy Security Exposed US Official Emails in Chinese Hack (opens Gizmodo)

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    The Department of Homeland Security says email accounts of U.S. officials were exposed due to Microsoft's security failures.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    US government review faults Microsoft for ‘cascade’ of errors that allowed Chinese hackers to breach senior US officials’ emails (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — Microsoft committed a “cascade” of “avoidable errors” that allowed Chinese hackers to breach the tech giant’s network and later the email accounts of senior US officials last year, including the secretary of commerce, a scathing US government-backed review of …

  3. The Guardian

    US reprimands Microsoft for security failures that allowed Chinese hack (opens The Guardian)

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    Federal report says ‘cascade of errors’ by tech giant let Chinese operators break into senior government officials’ email accounts

  4. Quartz

    Microsoft's 'corporate culture' deprioritized security before China's 'preventable' hack, DHS says (opens Quartz)

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    The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board found Microsoft could have prevented Chinese state actors from hacking government emails in 2023

  5. Insider

    Microsoft really blew it, says government report on Chinese hacks (opens Insider)

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    A new government report points to a 'cascade' of errors in Microsoft's security that led to last summer's email breach by Chinese hackers.

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