Microsoft’s Contract With Government Agencies Under Fire Following Chinese Cyber Attacks

Microsoft logo on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard's games characters on Jan. 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

After Chinese hackers were able to hack into U.S. government email accounts last week, Microsoft’s security systems are now under fire from Congress.

A cyber gang based in China was accused of stealing emails from senior U.S. officials in a major security breach through a weakness in Microsoft MSFT.O software.