House Panel Questions Microsoft President Over Security ‘Shortfalls’ After China-Linked Hack

The company’s president testified to a Homeland Security panel that security is now its ‘top priority.’

Brad Smith, vice chairman and president of Microsoft, testifies about Microsoft’s cybersecurity work during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 13, 2024. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee questioned Microsoft President Brad Smith on June 13 over security “shortfalls” that allowed China-linked hackers to breach the software company’s systems last year.

The incident, which Microsoft attributed to the China-based hacking group Storm-0558, compromised the emails of more than 500 people, including the secretary of commerce.