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US State Dept says it has no reason to doubt Microsoft's attribution of hack to China hackers

Published 07/12/2023, 03:06 PM
Updated 07/12/2023, 03:38 PM
© Reuters. A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo
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© Reuters. A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Wednesday said it has no reason to doubt Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)'s accusation that Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including U.S. government accounts, in a stealthy cyberespionage campaign.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the agency had detected anomalous activity in June and immediately notified Microsoft, but said the U.S. had not publicly attributed the attack to anyone.

 

 

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