US Microsoft Jan 2019 Hacking (Q15353)

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A data breach risk event
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US Microsoft Jan 2019 Hacking
A data breach risk event

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    January 2019
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    Earlier this month, Motherboard broke the news that hackers were not only able to access Outlook users email metadata as previously reported, but also email content. The breach centered around a hacker getting hold of a Microsoft customer support workers login credentials; from there, the hacker could dive into the content of any non-corporate Outlook, Hotmail, or MSN account, Motherboard found. (English)