The United States of America has accused hackers backed by the Russian government of stealing emails from multiple federal departments in the United States during a Microsoft cyberattack.
The allegation was made in a fresh statement issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which noted that the hackers stole government emails during the attack, which Microsoft initially disclosed in January.
The hackers, which Microsoft refers to as “Midnight Blizzard,” also known as APT29, are thought to be employed by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR.
