Category: Microsoft Exchange Server

Three Hostile Foreign Actors Breached US Federal Courts System in 2020 Cyberattack: NY Congressman

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, revealed on July 28 that “three hostile foreign actors” carried out an “incredibly significant and sophisticated” cyberattack against the federal courts’ document management system in early 2020. The cyber breach “has since had lingering impacts on the department and other agencies,” Nadler said during a…


Canada Joins Allies in Blaming China for Massive Attack on Email Servers

OTTAWA—Canada is joining the United States and other allies in blaming China for a massive cyber attack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The attack saw hackers exploit weaknesses in Microsoft Exchange email servers, with an estimated 400,000 servers compromised by March. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister…


Chinese Regime Will Be Held Accountable Unless It Ends ‘Systematic Cyber Sabotage’, UK Warns

The UK on Monday confirmed that Chinese state-backed actors were responsible for the cyberattack on Microsoft Exchange earlier this year that affected over a quarter of a million servers worldwide. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement that the attack was “a reckless but familiar pattern of behaviour.” “The Chinese government must end this systematic cyber sabotage and can expect…


Federal Agencies Release Advisory to Microsoft Exchange Server Hack

The nation’s top cybersecurity agencies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Wednesday regarding the hack of the Microsoft Exchange Server, calling on potential victims and users to install patches and verify any unauthorized executions of some functions. “Continual use of unpatched exchange servers…


EU Banking Regulator Hit by Suspected Chinese Hackers

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is the latest victim of a large-scale cyber-hacking attack connected to the Chinese regime against Microsoft’s email and calendar server. Early last week, Microsoft announced via a blog post that Hafnium, a state-sponsored hacking group operating from China, exploited flaws in its Exchange Server software. Three versions of the software…