Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it successfully thwarted a cyberattack by a Chinese nation-state actor that was aimed at two dozen organizations, some of which were government institutions, in an effort to obtain sensitive data.
Approximately 25 companies were impacted by the attacks, which started on May 15, 2023, and a limited number of associated individual consumer accounts.
The tech giant traced the effort to Storm-0558, a nation-state action organization operating out of China that particularly targets Western European governments read more Microsoft Thwarts Chinese Cyber Attack Targeting Western European Governments.
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