Attack on Microsoft email server hits 60,000 victims, prompts response from White House

Cyberattackers have claimed no less than 60,000 identified victims globally in a Microsoft enterprise email software program assault, in accordance with a March 6 article printed in Bloomberg.

Hackers could have entry to non-public information held on Microsoft’s servers. 

The European Banking Authority has been recognized as a sufferer, in addition to banks, assisted dwelling amenities, electrical energy suppliers and extra. Many of the enterprise emails affected seem like small- or medium-sized companies.

“We are enterprise an entire of presidency response to evaluate and tackle the influence,” a White House official informed Bloomberg. “This is an energetic menace nonetheless growing and we urge community operators to take it very severely.”

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