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More than 20,000 US organisations compromised through Microsoft email flaw

By Joseph Menn, Raphael Satter and Trevor Hunnicutt

Mar 8 2021 6:46AM

Leaves channels for remote access spread far and wide.

More than 20,000 US organisations compromised through Microsoft email flaw

More than 20,000 US organisations have been compromised through a backdoor installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft's email software, a person familiar with the US government's response said. The hacking has already reached more places than all of the tainted code downloaded ...

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