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European Banking Authority hacked Microsoft Exchange
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The European Banking Authority's email servers have been compromised by Microsoft Exchange's global cyberattacks.The EU agency said personal data may be accessed from its servers. And it has pulled the entire email system offline while assessing the damage.The EBA is working to determine what information is being accessed" if applicable.Microsoft Exchange servers are widely used for e-mail by mainstream businesses and governments. But few organizations have admitted to being attacked.
What happened?
Cyber attacks have exploited vulnerabilities in สูตรเล่นสล็อต Microsoft's Exchange email system, or sometimes stolen passwords to make them appear like people should have access to the system, Microsoft said.It then takes over the email server remotely and steals the data from the network.US officials warned over the weekend that the attack remained a "threat".Anyone who uses these servers - government, private, and academia - needs immediate action to fix it," said Jan Psaki, White House press secretary.Microsoft believes that a Chinese state-backed attacker named Hafnium was behind the hack.But China has denied any connection.The US National Security Council said the compromised companies needed to take further action and encourage all organizations to determine whether they were affected.For the everyday reader, 
you will be forgiven for sliding through this as "Cyber security crisis again"The US government, however, has continued to deal with broader Solar Winds attacks since December.But the Microsoft Exchange Hack is very serious for different reasons.Hacking Solar Winds is straight forward. It's a story that Russia stole national security intelligence from the United States.The Microsoft Exchange hack is being blamed on a Chinese hacking team called Hafnium, but their motives remain unclear.Some smaller government agencies may be affected. But the victims here are groups ranging from big banks to small businesses.Hackers taking advantage of the new technique developed by Hafnium seem to be multiplying as well.A large number of reported attacks now have a suggestion; other groups, including cybercriminals, could be stuck as well.It's a mess
Who was hurt?
Initial estimates suggest that 30,000 US organizations may be affected.Bloomberg reportedly claimed the attack had at least 60,000 known victims, citing an unnamed former US official who was involved in the investigation.Microsoft's security officer said Hafnium "primarily targets US entities" stealing information from organizations such as the United States. “Infectious disease researchers, law firms, higher educational institutions, body protection contractors, policy thinking and NGOs. [Non-governmental organization] "
But cybersecurity group Huntress said it had seen 300 allied servers affected.These companies are completely inconsistent with Microsoft's approach, as some individuals are small hotels, ice cream companies, kitchen appliance manufacturers, multiple aging communities, and other middle-class businesses that are 'less than sexy'.It also discovered that local governments, healthcare, banks and electricity companies were affected.
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