Microsoft Legacy Account Hacked by Russian APT: The Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication
Introduction: In a recent cyber attack, Microsoft’s legacy test tenant account fell victim to a sophisticated hacking operation conducted by a Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group. The breach, attributed to the notorious Russian nation-state actor known as Midnight Blizzard or APT29, revealed a critical security oversight: the compromised account did not have multi-factor authentication […]