midnight blizzard – Weekly Geek

Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches

Enlarge / A PC running Windows 11. reader comments 56 It’s been a bad couple of years for Microsoft’s security and privacy efforts. Misconfigured endpoints, rogue security certificates, and weak passwords have all caused or risked the exposure of sensitive data, and Microsoft has been criticized by security researchers, US lawmakers, and regulatory agencies for… Read More »

Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems

reader comments 50 Microsoft said that Kremlin-backed hackers who breached its corporate network in January have expanded their access since then in follow-on attacks that are targeting customers and have compromised the company’s source code and internal systems. The intrusion, which the software company disclosed in January, was carried out by Midnight Blizzard, the name… Read More »