Microsoft Says China-Based Hackers Breached Emails | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #hacker

A China-based hacking group intent on conducting espionage breached a series of email accounts linked to government agencies in Western Europe, according to Microsoft Corp.

In a blog post published Tuesday night, Microsoft said the group that it identified as Storm-0558 was able to remain undetected for a month after gaining access to email data from around 25 organizations in mid-May. The software company only discovered the breach following an investigation in mid-June, after being alerted by customer reports about abnormal mail activity.