The primary source of Microsoft’s Zero-Day hack-attacks has been revealed in the MIT Technology Review. This is mostly the work of “Western government operatives” conducting a counter-terrorism operation,” the report claims.
The 9-month hacking campaign was targeting security flaws in Android, Windows, and iOS devices. Google’s security research teams went public with patches to “fix” the problem in January.
The Microsoft hack was reportedly discovered in October 2020. And had a second wave of attackers in February 2021 after Google’s teams went public. Microsoft’s site first disclosed details of the attack on March 2021.
Google cyber-security teams are busy
In the last two months, the campaign in question has gotten an increasing amount of attention. Initially, it was revealed a “highly sophisticated” group with “teams of experts,” was responsible. Eventually, it came out they were targeting 11 zero-day vulnerabilities in major operating systems.
Multiple sources, including the CISA, identified it was a Chinese-government HAFNIUM attack.
