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Beijing, Mar 2 (EFE/EPA).- United States multinational Microsoft warned Tuesday that state-sponsored hackers in China are targeting its business email product.Through "previously unknown" security flaws, the hackers could access Exchange Server, control the server remotely, then steal company data, Microsoft said in a blog post.This group of hackers, which Microsoft has named Hafnium, has previously sought to steal data from US organizations in fields as diverse as infectious disease research, law firms, higher education, defense contractors, think tanks and NGOs. (Camera: ARCHIVE).B-ROLL OF MICROSOFT BUILDING IN BEIJING, CHINA.
Richard Barbrook, senior lecturer at the University of Westminster, gave his take on the recent global cyber-attack with ransomware called WannaCry which infected computers all over the world last weekend. Hackers behind the attack forced owners of affected computers to pay $300 in BitCoin before regaining access to their files. The attack affected NHS computers in the UK, public transport systems in Germany and even the Russian Interior Ministry. It is thought to be the largest cyber attack to date.
Up to 10,000 webcams will be recalled in the aftermath of a cyber attack that blocked access last week to some of the world's biggest websites. That's according to Chinese manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co. Ryan Brooks reports.
'Snowden' director and producer Oliver Stone gave an interview in New York on Friday, speaking about his upcoming new movie about renowned US whistleblowers Edward Snowden. Stone shared his thoughts on the whistleblower as well as the recent Democratic National Committee (DNC) email leak implicating DNC collusion against presidential hopefule Bernie Sanders and on the threat of cyberwarfare attacks.