Russian hacker group breaches email accounts of top Microsoft executives to seek information about ... itself

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What you need to know

• Microsoft recently discovered that Nobelium, the same group behind the infamous SolarWinds attack, managed to compromise its security and gain access to email accounts belonging to some of its top executives.
• Findings from the cybersecurity team show that the hacker group was after information about itself.
• The tech firm categorically indicated that the hackers weren't able to access customer data or its AI systems.