Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers

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Microsoft says new breach discovered in probe of suspected SolarWinds hackers
Microsoft said an attacker had won access to one of its customer-service agents and then used information from that to launch hacking attempts against customers. The company said it had found the compromise during its response to hacks by a team it identifies as responsible for earlier major ...

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