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A global wave of cyberattacks and data breaches began in January 2021 after four zero-day exploits were discovered in on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers, giving attackers full access to user emails and passwords on affected servers, administrator privileges on the server, and access to connected devices on the same network.
Microsoft named Hafnium as the group responsible for the 2021 Microsoft Exchange Server data breach, and alleged they were "state-sponsored and operating out of China". [3] [4] According to Microsoft, they are based in China but primarily use United States-based virtual private servers, [6] and have targeted "infectious disease researchers, law firms, higher education institutions, defense ...
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Kaseya VSA ransomware attack. On 2 July 2021, a number of managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers became victims of a ransomware attack perpetrated by the REvil group, [1] causing widespread downtime for over 1,000 companies. [2][3] The attack was carried out by exploiting a vulnerability in VSA (Virtual System Administrator), a ...
The hackers allegedly exploited Microsoft's vulnerabilities to hack into the Exchange Server, enabling them to scramble email accounts and install malware for long-term access.
The Dutch watchdog's comments follow warnings from authorities in the United States and Europe about weaknesses found in Microsoft's Exchange Server software. Microsoft hack fallout substantial ...
In March 2021, the Biden administration expressed growing concerns over the hack, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called it “an active threat”. [241] Meanwhile The New York Times reported that the US government was planning economic sanctions as well as "a series of clandestine actions across Russian networks" in retaliation.
Microsoft said the attack was not the result of a vulnerability in Microsoft products or services. In a 2021 blog post, Microsoft had announced that it was "auditing unused privileged accounts and ...