The hackers, which Microsoft calls 'Midnight Blizzard,' also known as APT29, are widely believed to work for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR.
CISA issued a new emergency directive on April 2 ordering civilian government agencies to secure their email accounts after identifying increased intrusions by Russian hackers.
The U.S. government heavily relies on Microsoft for hosting government email accounts, leading to scrutiny of Microsoft's security practices after the cyberattack.
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