House Committee Questions Microsoft President Over Security ‘Shortfalls’ After China-Linked Hack

Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee questioned Microsoft President Brad Smith on June 13 over security “shortfalls” that allowed China-linked hackers to breach the software company’s systems last year.

The incident, which Microsoft attributed to the China-based hacking group Storm-0558, compromised the emails of more than 500 people, including the secretary of commerce.

In addition to stealing 60,000 U.S. State Department emails, the group obtained a list of all State Department email addresses and officials’ travel itineraries ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s June 2023 trip to Beijing.

In March, the U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), formed by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, published a scathing report blaming Microsoft’s corporate culture for the hack, which the board said was made possible by a “cascade” of “avoidable errors.”

Mr. Smith did not refute that conclusion as he testified before the Homeland Security panel.

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