Microsoft says China hacked emails; Biden administration investigating the fallout

Microsoft is warning that China-linked cyberattackers hacked customer emails, including government agencies, and the Biden administration is investigating the scope of the damage.

Some 25 organizations are known to be affected by the breaches conducted by the China-based group Storm-0558, according to Charlie Bell, Microsoft’s executive vice president of security.

Sen. Mark Warner, Virginia Democrat and chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said Wednesday the hackers appear to be connected to Chinese intelligence.