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Microsoft Thwarts Cyber Attack by Chinese State Actor Targeting Western European Governments

On July 12, 2023, Microsoft announced that it successfully defended against a cyber attack launched by a Chinese nation-state actor, aimed at over two dozen organizations, including various government agencies. This espionage campaign, which began on May 15, 2023, sought to obtain sensitive data by gaining access to email accounts linked to approximately 25 entities and a limited number of consumer accounts. The tech giant identified the perpetrator as Storm-0558, a state-sponsored group targeting Western European government bodies. Microsoft stated, “Their focus includes espionage, data theft, and credential access,” and noted the use of custom malware referred to as Cigril and Bling for credential harvesting. The breach was detected on June 16, 2023, after a customer reported unusual email activity to the company.