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FireEye finds evidence Chinese hackers exploited Microsoft email app flaw since January

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by - 03/04/21 10:58 PM ET✕Cybersecurity group FireEye on Thursday night announced it had found evidence that hackers had exploited a flaw in a popular Microsoft email application since as early as January to target groups across a variety of sectors.&nbsp;FireEye analysts wrote in a that the company had observed the hackers — who Microsoft announced were a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as “Hafnium”&nbsp;— exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server email program to target at least one FireEye client beginning in January.“The activity we have observed, coupled with others in the information security industry, indicate that these threat actors are likely using Exchange Server vulnerabilities to gain a foothold into environments,” the analysts wrote. “This activity is followed quickly by additional access and persistent mechanisms. As previously stated, we have multiple ongoing cases and will continue to provide insight as we respond to intrusions.”✕✕× Close Ad

by - 03/04/21 10:58 PM ET✕Cybersecurity group FireEye on Thursday night announced it had found evidence that hackers had exploited a flaw in a popular Microsoft email application since as early as January to target groups across a variety of sectors.&nbsp;FireEye analysts wrote in a that the company had observed the hackers — who Microsoft announced were a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as “Hafnium”&nbsp;— exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server email program to target at least one FireEye client beginning in January.“The activity we have observed, coupled...

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FireEye finds evidence Chinese hackers exploited Microsoft email app flaw since January

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