Microsoft breached as US officials warn of 'grave risk' over hacking campaigns

Microsoft says it found malware from SolarWinds' hacks in its systems © FRANCE 24

Microsoft says it has identified more than 40 customers around the world affected by malware that infiltrated the company's systems through SolarWinds' widely-used network management software Orion Platform. The admission from the computing giant comes as US officials warned of a ''grave risk'' posed by one of the biggest hacking campaigns in recent history targeting government agencies and others. Washington suspects Russian hackers are behind the cyber attacks.