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Microsoft seizes websites from Chinese hacking group

December 7, 2021
Source: axios.com axios.com
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Microsoft announced Monday that it has seized a number of websites that were being used by a China-based hacking firm to carry out cyberattacks in 29 countries, including the U.S. Why it matters: Microsoft said it believed the sites "were largely being used for intelligence gathering from government agencies, think tanks and human rights organizations." State of play: By seizing 42 websites, Microsoft successfully disrupted the hacking group's operations in its latest series of cyberattacks, per the New York Times . The hacking group, known as Nickel, may carry out future attacks, but for now, "we do believe we have...
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