A senior CISA official told reporters in a press call that the number of affected organizations in the United States is in the single digits.
officials would identify the agencies or governments impacted. Microsoft said the group, which it calls Storm-0558, had gained access to email accounts affecting about 25 organizations, including government agencies, since mid-May as well as to consumer accounts of individuals likely associated with those agencies. It said it was alerted to the breach, which it blamed on a state-backed, espionage-focused Chinese hacking group “known to target government agencies in Western Europe,” on June 16. The hack was disclosed late Tuesday by Microsoft in a blog post. The Blinken trip went ahead as planned, although with customary information security procedures in place, which required his delegation to use “burner” phones and computers in China. The official added that it was not yet clear if there had been any significant compromise of information. official said the intrusion was “directly targeted” at diplomats and others who deal with the China portfolio at the State Department and other agencies. Officials did not specify the nature of the stolen data.
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