Russian Hackers Breach US Agencies Via Microsoft Email System Failures

• Russian government-backed hackers stole federal agency emails through compromise of Microsoft email accounts • Hackers are part of group called "Midnight Blizzard" or APT29, believed to work for Russian intelligence • U.S. cyber agency CISA issued emergency directive ordering agencies to secure email accounts due to escalating hacks • Microsoft facing scrutiny over security practices after breaches by hackers from adversarial nations • Earlier breach attributed to China-backed hackers also compromised government emails due to Microsoft security failures