Microsoft confirms Russian spies stole source code, accessed internal systems

Microsoft has now confirmed that the Russian cyberspies who broke into its executives' email accounts stole source code and gained access to internal systems. The Redmond giant also characterized the intrusion as "ongoing.":

"In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard is using information initially exfiltrated from our corporate email systems to gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorized access," according to the latest disclosure. "This has included access to some of the company's source code repositories and internal systems."