Cybersecurity
Microsoft to Warn E-Mail Users About Government Hack Attacks
- State-sponsored attacks more sophisticated than other hacks
- Microsoft joins Google in singling out government hacking
This article is for subscribers only.
Microsoft Corp. said it will tell users of its e-mail and cloud storage services when government-backed hackers may have targeted them.
The policy expands on existing procedures where Microsoft tells users if they believe an account has been targeted or compromised by a third party, Corporate Vice President Scott Charney wrote in a blog post Wednesday.