Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese groups, firm says

Cybersecurity Firm Claims Chinese Groups Targeted Microsoft Servers

A prominent cybersecurity firm has revealed that Chinese state-sponsored groups have hacked Microsoft Exchange Servers in less than 24 hours after the tech giant released an urgent security patch for the second time this year. The revelation underscores ongoing nation-state cyber espionage activities targeting vulnerabilities in the widely used email and group collaboration software. Following the discovery of the attacks, Microsoft released a statement acknowledging the attacks but emphasizing that the hacking group did not gain access to the affected servers. The company claims the group exploited a server access feature removed in January's patch. This feature was, however, present in the March patch, which is when the hackers are believed to have gained access. The cybersecurity firm has advised users to apply the security patch as soon as possible to protect their systems from APT groups.