Chinese nation-state actors gained access to Microsoft data and emails

Risk to Business: 1.227 = Extreme Microsoft is reporting a that suspected Chinese nation-state actors have exploited a flaw in Exchange that has given them some access to data or email accounts. The company estimates that 30,000 or so customers were affected. This flaw impacts a broad range of customers, from small businesses to local and state governments and some military contractors. The hackers were able to steal emails and install malware to continue surveillance of their targets. Patches are available and should be installed immediately.

Individual Impact: No sensitive personal or financial information was announced as part of this incident from Microsoft directly, but organizations around the world will be conducting assessments with potentially wide-ranging fallouts.