Personal Data theft at Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Corporation has fallen victim to the notorious hacker group known as 888, which has stolen the personal information of Microsoft employees, including full names, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, LinkedIn URLs, corporate websites, and locations (city, state, and country). All the data stolen by the hacker group 888 has been published on the criminal forum BreachForums. The theft was not carried out directly against Microsoft, but by compromising a third party that collaborates with Microsoft. The potential consequences of this data breach are significant, as the compromised information could be exploited by malicious actors for identity theft and targeted phishing attacks. This attack highlights the risks of collaborating with third parties in the provision of IT systems.