Recently there have been some very serious security breaches of Microsoft's online services, including attacks to company email accounts for top executives.
A new publication claims that these hacking attacks have caused some concerns for Microsoft's government customers in the US, who pay a lot of money annually for these systems.
In accordance with paywalled Information (via SeekingAlpha), the problems started in July 2023, when a group of hackers based in China used an MSA key she obtained to forge her own tokens. This resulted in them gaining access to Outlook email accounts in the US and Europe, including emails from government agencies such as the US State Department.
Today's publication claims, through anonymous sources, that the State Department has already transferred some of its data to Microsoft's competitors, such as Google and its cloud services, as well as services of Amazon (AWS). It is also preparing to select a company for a seven-year, $10 billion contract for cloud, productivity and security services.
Officially, a State Department spokesperson said it will continue to use Microsoft applications while also supporting "a diverse cloud ecosystem."
Last, a hacker group based in Russia gained access to email accounts of top Microsoft executives. The company later admitted that hackers used information from those emails to gain access to some of its source code.
Today's publication claims that some of the emails included messages from Microsoft executives to US government officials. The hackers reportedly used this information to try to gain access to government services.
The post also says that some major Microsoft customers want to use a different system connectionς ασφαλείας για πρόσβαση στις υπηρεσίες της εταιρείας από το Entra ID της Microsoft. Προς το παρόν, η Microsoft δεν επιτρέπει σε αυτές τις εταιρείες να αντικαταστήσουν πλήρως το Entra ID με κάποιο άλλο ανταγωνιστικό σύστημα, όπως αυτά που προσφέρουν η Okta ή η Cloudflare.
