Microsoft says the Russian 'Midnight Blizzard' hacking group recently accessed some of its internal systems and source code repositories using authentication secrets stolen during a January cyberattack.

Microsoft reported a breach by Russian group ‘Midnight Blizzard,’ which accessed internal systems and source code using stolen authentication secrets from a January cyberattack. The unauthorized access was facilitated by a compromised non-production test account lacking multi-factor authentication and linked to an OAuth app with elevated privileges. Microsoft is contacting affected customers and has ramped up security measures to counter the persistent threat.

  • OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mlEnglish
    751·
    9 months ago

    I love the closed source model, where only blackhats get to see the source code that whitehats never had the chance to report bugs on!

  • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
    461·
    9 months ago

    Oh, no. Imagine all the havoc that could be wrought if the source code for an operating system was released onto the internet /s

    That’s why you should never rely on security through obscurity.

    – Sent from my Linux desktop

    • assembly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      I hope these hackers didn’t also get the source code to RockyLinux or I’m screwed man. If all you need is source code access, I won’t be safe after that. :-)

    • atzanteolEnglish
      7·
      9 months ago

      I don’t think that is the concern here.

      Microsoft is a huge cloud provider now.

    • rutellthesinful@kbin.social
      3·
      9 months ago

      wouldn’t the counterpoint to that be all the vulnerabilities that have sat out in the open for years before finally being reported?

    • rdri@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      9 months ago

      Chances are it didn’t involve the OS source code. If you read the article, previously Microsoft reported about source code for service components like Exchange, Azure etc.

  • Random Dent@lemmy.mlEnglish
    38·
    9 months ago

    I know this isn’t what this is, but I dream of the day that someone gets hold of the source code for Windows 10/11 and just dumps it onto the internet, and then some other enterprising soul uses it to make a version of Windows that runs all the apps but has all the Microsoft bullshit removed.

    I’m sure it’ll never happen, but it’s nice to think about.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
    22·
    9 months ago

    Using ‘username’ and ‘password’ as credentials is basically Microsoft going open sauce.

  • Psiczar@aussie.zoneEnglish
    6·
    9 months ago

    How the fuck does MS get hacked to the point where source code is leaked? It wouldn’t be sitting on a server called win-src-01 in their DMZ. I assume it is on servers within networks that a firewalled off from the regular network that only developers can get to and Peggy-Sue in Accounts can’t.

  • Bipta@kbin.social
    3·
    9 months ago

    Midnight Blizzard hacks Microsoft again

    Today, Microsoft says that Midnight Blizzard is using secrets found in the stolen data to gain access to some of the company’s systems and source code repositories in recent weeks.