{"id":55149,"date":"2024-01-24T11:02:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/what-microsofts-latest-email-breach-says-about-this-it-security-heavyweight\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T11:02:25","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T11:02:25","slug":"what-microsofts-latest-email-breach-says-about-this-it-security-heavyweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/what-microsofts-latest-email-breach-says-about-this-it-security-heavyweight\/","title":{"rendered":"What Microsoft&#8217;s latest email breach says about this IT security heavyweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"label\">Comment<\/span> For most organizations \u2013 especially security vendors \u2013 disclosing a corporate email breach, in which executives&#8217; internal messages and attachments were stolen, would noticeably ding their stock prices.<\/p>\n<p>But Microsoft apparently doesn&#8217;t operate by the laws of Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>Late Friday afternoon, Redmond revealed that Russia&#8217;s Cozy Bear had, once again, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/01\/20\/chinese_russia_vmware_microsoft\/\" rel=\"noopener\">broken into its network<\/a> and stolen emails and files belonging to the tech titan&#8217;s leadership team, and cybersecurity and legal employees. According to Microsoft, the intrusion happened in late November 2023, and it only detected it on January 12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The company has not yet determined whether the incident is reasonably likely to materially impact the Company&#8217;s financial condition or results of operations,&#8221; the Windows giant disclosed in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/789019\/000119312524011295\/d708866d8k.htm\">filing<\/a> to investors via the SEC.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If history is any indication, however, it won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft declined to answer <em>The Register<\/em>&#8216;s questions about the digital heist, or its security in general. Instead, a spokesperson emailed us the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>This marks the second time since 2020 the same gang of Kremlin-backed cyber spies \u2013 whom Microsoft now calls Midnight Blizzard, used to track as Nobelium, and most call Cozy Bear \u2013 has invaded Microsoft. The first was via the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/10\/31\/sec_charges_solarwinds_sunburst_fraud\/\" rel=\"noopener\">SolarWinds supply-chain attack<\/a>. Since then, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2022\/03\/21\/microsoft_lapsus_breach_probe\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Lapsus$ hoodlums<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/09\/06\/microsoft_stolen_key_analysis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">China&#8217;s snoops<\/a> have also busted through Redmond&#8217;s digital perimeter and stolen source code, a private cryptographic key, government messages, and other important, supposedly secret stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Following the theft of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/07\/21\/microsoft_key_skeleton\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft security key<\/a> that China used to break into US government email accounts in July \u2013 and at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/07\/31\/infosec_in_brief\/\" rel=\"noopener\">urging<\/a> of US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) \u2013 the US Cyber Safety Review Board launched an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2023\/08\/11\/department-homeland-securitys-cyber-safety-review-board-conduct-review-cloud\">investigation<\/a> into the Microsoft breach and the larger issues surrounding cloud security.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>That probe, or even an expected publication date, has yet to be released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Presumably, the review board had begun its Microsoft analysis when Cozy Bear broke into corporate email accounts last year. Here&#8217;s how Redmond <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/msrc.microsoft.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/microsoft-actions-following-attack-by-nation-state-actor-midnight-blizzard\/\">described<\/a> the latest intrusion:<\/p>\n<p>This access, and earlier breaches, could have been prevented, according to Wyden. One main thing is that the intruders got in through an old testing environment, seemingly with no multi-factor authentication in the way. Redmond also warned there may be some &#8220;disruption&#8221; to its systems as it shores up the security of its legacy IT estate and brings all that up to the same level of defenses as the rest of its empire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is inexcusable that Microsoft still hasn&#8217;t required multi-factor authentication, which is cybersecurity 101 and would have prevented this latest attack,&#8221; Wyden told <em>The Register<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is yet another wholly avoidable hack that was caused by Microsoft&#8217;s negligence,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The US government needs to reevaluate its dependence on Microsoft.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33ZbDwrukJ5onmHa5cC3r7DAAAAEE&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Once, such a privacy breach might be enough to sink a software maker \u2013 or at the very least render its name synonymous with a cyber intrusion. But Microsoft seemingly remains immune.<\/p>\n<p>Instead it keeps winning government and enterprise contracts and, with security business revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/investor\/reports\/ar23\/index.html#:~:text=All%20up%2C%20more%20than%201,across%20clouds%20and%20endpoint%20platforms.\" rel=\"nofollow\">topping $20 billion<\/a> last year, it remains one of the largest cybersecurity vendors on the planet \u2013 if not the largest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s kind of like the mafia,&#8221; Adam Meyers, head of Counter Adversary Operations at CrowdStrike, lamented. &#8220;I mean, what are you gonna do, you&#8217;re gonna switch to Linux? Get out of here. You&#8217;ve got no choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>The Register<\/em>, Meyers conceded that Microsoft makes a good operating system. He spends more time than he&#8217;d like to admit in PowerPoint and other Microsoft applications. And, he added, Redmond has built &#8220;pretty robust&#8221; cloud infrastructure and email.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the thing they are really bad at is the security side,&#8221; Meyers argued. &#8220;So if you&#8217;re using them for your operating systems, for your productivity applications, for all of your cloud infrastructure, then don&#8217;t use them for security also, because you&#8217;re putting all of your eggs in one basket. And that basket has giant, egg-shaped holes in it.&#8221; \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/01\/24\/microsoft_latest_breach_cozy_bear\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Wyden tells The Reg this latest security lapse is &#8216;inexcusable&#8217; Comment\u00a0 For most organizations \u2013 especially security vendors \u2013 disclosing a corporate email breach, in which executives&#8217; internal messages and attachments were stolen, would noticeably ding their stock prices.\u2026 READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site 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