Russian hacks hit over 10 companies via brute force attacks, raise cloud security concerns
• More companies expected to disclose hacks by Russian intelligence following Microsoft and HPE revelations • Experts say attacks broader than known so far, with over 10 companies impacted • Hackers got in by brute force password guessing and created new accounts once inside • Attacks concerning as impacted companies like Microsoft provide cloud services to many others • Microsoft emails targeted to understand what company knew about Russian hackers