Microsoft says Chinese hackers used code flaw to steal emails
WASHINGTON: Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company's code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients. The company said in a blog post that the hackers were able to use the key - which they acquired under undisclosed circumstances - and take advantage of "a validation error in Microsoft code" to carry out their cyberespionage campaign. The blog provided the most fulsome explanation yet for a hack that rattled both the cybersecurity industry and China-US relations. Beijing has denied any involvement in the spying. Microsoft and US officials said on Wednesday nightthat Chinese state-linked hackers had been secretly since May accessing email accounts at around 25 organizations. U.S. officials said those included at least two government agencies: the State and Commerce Departments. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told China's top diplomat, Wang...