Microsoft faces calls for closer scrutiny after disclosing what happened in a blog post. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - The recently disclosed Chinese hack of senior officials at the US State and Commerce Departments stemmed from the compromise of a Microsoft engineer’s corporate account, Microsoft Corp said in a blog post on Wednesday.
The blog post issued on Wednesday addressed some of the unanswered questions around the incident, which drew fresh scrutiny to Microsoft’s security and led to calls to investigate the company’s practices.
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