Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, was also hacked in the wider spying operation disclosed earlier this month by Microsoft, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Asked about the reported breach of the two diplomats' accounts, the State Department declined to give any details and said its investigation of the spying operation was ongoing. (credit: Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS)Microsoft said last week that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in its code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients. Last week White House National Security Council spokesperson Adam Hodge said an intrusion in Microsoft's cloud security "affected unclassified systems," without elaborating. The State Department "detected anomalous activity" and "took immediate steps to secure our systems," a department spokesperson said in a statement at the time.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 21, 2023 01:29 UTC