Microsoft says Russian hackers used previously-identified tactic to breach senior exec emails

Russian hackers abused a popular authentication tool to gain access to the email accounts of senior executives at Microsoft, according to a new statement from the tech giant. Microsoft has been tightlipped about an incident — announced late on Friday afternoon last week — that they said involved the months-long compromise of corporate email accounts.

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