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Microsoft says Chinese hackers breached email, including U.S. government agencies

The U.S. government and Microsoft reveal Chinese hackers broke in to online email systems and stole some unclassified data.
A signage of Microsoft is seen on March 13, 2020 in New York City. The U.S. government and Microsoft recently revealed that Chinese hackers broke in to online email systems and stole some unclassified information.
Updated July 12, 2023 at 12:15 PM ET

Tech giant Microsoft disclosed on Tuesday evening that it discovered a group of Chinese hackers had broken into some of its customers' email systems to gather intelligence.

The company began investigating unusual activity within a few weeks of the initial attack, though the culprits were able to repeatedly

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