{"id":37465,"date":"2024-03-31T03:19:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T07:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=37465"},"modified":"2024-03-31T03:19:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T07:19:10","slug":"microsoft-alerts-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-from-russian-hacking-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/microsoft-alerts-of-ongoing-cyber-threat-from-russian-hacking-group\/37465\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Alerts of Ongoing Cyber Threat from Russian Hacking Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

In<\/span> a<\/span> blog<\/span> post<\/span> published<\/span> Friday,<\/span> Microsoft<\/span> announced<\/b><\/span> that<\/span> there<\/b><\/span> was<\/b><\/span> evidence<\/span> that<\/b><\/span> Midnight<\/span> Blizzard<\/span> used<\/b><\/span> information<\/span> obtained from the<\/span> company\u2019s<\/span> marketing<\/b><\/span> emails<\/b><\/span> to<\/span> gain<\/span> unauthorized<\/span> access.<\/span> This<\/span> includes<\/span> access<\/b><\/span> to<\/b><\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> Microsoft\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0code base repositories<\/b>\u00a0and<\/span> internal<\/span> systems.<\/span> However,<\/span> Microsoft<\/span> confirmed<\/b><\/span> that<\/span> there<\/span> was<\/b><\/span> no<\/span> evidence<\/span> that<\/b><\/span> customers<\/b><\/span> the<\/span>\u00a0company encountered<\/b>\u00a0were<\/b><\/span> affected.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cyber<\/b><\/span> \u200b\u200bcriminals<\/b><\/span> behind<\/span> Midnight<\/span> Blizzard<\/span> targeted<\/b><\/span> confidential<\/b><\/span> information,<\/b><\/span> including<\/span> that<\/b><\/span> shared<\/span> by<\/b><\/span> Microsoft<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span>customers.<\/span> Microsoft<\/span> added<\/b><\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> actively<\/span> assisting<\/span> and<\/b><\/span> seeking<\/b><\/span> support<\/b><\/span> from<\/b><\/span> affected<\/span> customers.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Midnight<\/b><\/span> Blizzard<\/span> has<\/span> increased<\/b><\/span> its<\/span> attacks,<\/b><\/span> especially<\/b><\/span> on<\/b><\/span> password<\/span> usage,<\/b><\/span> and<\/b><\/span> the<\/b><\/span> use<\/b><\/span> of<\/b><\/span> attacks<\/b><\/span> increased<\/b><\/span> tenfold<\/span> in February compared<\/span> to<\/span> February,<\/b><\/span> according<\/b><\/span> to<\/b><\/span> Microsoft.<\/b><\/span> The<\/b><\/span> money<\/b><\/span> found<\/b><\/span> in<\/span> January<\/span> 2024<\/b><\/span> is<\/b><\/span> already<\/b><\/span> huge.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b><\/span>To<\/b><\/span> protect<\/b><\/span> against<\/b><\/span> these<\/span> threats,<\/span> Microsoft<\/span> has<\/span> increased<\/b><\/span> its<\/span> security<\/span> investments<\/b><\/span> and<\/span> implemented<\/span> better<\/b><\/span> protection.<\/b><\/span> The<\/span>company<\/span> has<\/span> improved<\/b><\/span> monitoring<\/span> and<\/span> control<\/span> measures<\/span> to<\/span> reduce<\/b><\/span> the<\/span> frequency<\/b><\/span> of<\/b><\/span> attacks.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/b><\/span> announcement<\/span> comes<\/b><\/span> after<\/b><\/span> Microsoft<\/b><\/span> released<\/b><\/span> the<\/b><\/span> first<\/b><\/span> information<\/b><\/span> about<\/b><\/span> the<\/b><\/span> Nobelium<\/b><\/span> cyber<\/b><\/span> attack<\/b><\/span> in<\/span> January,<\/b><\/span> in<\/b><\/span>which<\/b><\/span> hackers<\/b><\/span> from<\/b><\/span> a<\/span> Russian<\/span> group<\/span> compromised<\/b><\/span> the<\/b><\/span> emails<\/span> of<\/b><\/span> senior<\/b><\/span> executives.<\/span> At<\/span> the<\/b><\/span> time,<\/span> Microsoft<\/span> said<\/b><\/span> it<\/b><\/span> found<\/b><\/span> no<\/span>evidence<\/span> that<\/b><\/span> the<\/span> hacking<\/b><\/span> group<\/span> had<\/b><\/span> access<\/b><\/span> to<\/b><\/span> customer<\/span> data,<\/span> production<\/span> systems<\/b><\/span> or<\/span> administrative<\/b><\/span> rights.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cyber<\/b><\/span> \u200b\u200bthreat<\/b><\/span> has<\/span> always<\/b><\/span> been<\/span> a<\/span> concern<\/span> for<\/span> organizations,<\/span> with<\/b><\/span> the<\/span> recent<\/span> attack<\/b><\/span> on<\/b><\/span> Microsoft<\/b><\/span> leading<\/b><\/span> to<\/b><\/span> a<\/b><\/span> breach<\/b><\/span> of<\/span> HP<\/b><\/span>Enterprise\u2019s<\/span> cloud-based<\/span> email<\/span> system.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Nobelium,<\/b><\/span> also<\/span> known<\/span> as<\/span> Casual<\/b><\/span> Bear<\/span> or<\/span> APT29,<\/span> is<\/span> believed<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> affiliated<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/b><\/span> Russian<\/b><\/span> foreign<\/span> intelligence<\/span> agency<\/b><\/span> SVR.<\/span>The<\/span> group\u2019s<\/span> activities<\/span> address<\/b><\/span> the<\/span> ongoing<\/b><\/span> cyber<\/span> threat<\/b><\/span> posed<\/span> by<\/span> state-sponsored<\/span> actors,<\/span> particularly<\/span> during<\/b><\/span> regional<\/b><\/span> tensions<\/span>such<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/b><\/span> Russia-Ukraine<\/b><\/span> conflict.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/b><\/span> December<\/span> 2023,<\/span> Britain\u2019s<\/span> National<\/span> Cyber<\/span> \u200b\u200bSecurity<\/b><\/span> Center<\/b><\/span> reported<\/b><\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> was<\/b><\/span> involved<\/b><\/span> in<\/span> several<\/b><\/span>\u00a0cyberattacks targeting<\/b>\u00a0politicians,<\/span> journalists<\/b><\/span> and<\/span> activists<\/b><\/span> throughout<\/b><\/span> the<\/b><\/span> year,<\/b><\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> aim<\/span> of<\/span> achieving<\/b><\/span> independence.<\/b><\/span> These<\/span> incidents highlight\u00a0the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> effective<\/b><\/span> cybersecurity<\/span> measures<\/span> and<\/span> being<\/b><\/span> alert<\/b><\/span> to<\/b><\/span> cyber<\/span> threats<\/span> in<\/span> today\u2019s<\/span> interactive<\/b><\/span> digital environment.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has issued a warning that the Russian hacking group known as Nobelium, also referred to as Midnight Blizzard, continues its attempts to breach the company\u2019s internal systems and access its source code repositories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":331,"featured_media":36893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1025,1674,966],"class_list":["post-37465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-bill-gates","tag-cybersecurity","tag-microsoft"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}