Microsoft says a “very sophisticated nation-state actor” gained access to a small number of internal accounts. One account was used to view source code in a number of source code repositories, the Windows maker disclosed in an update. Microsoft previously admitted to detecting malicious SolarWinds binaries in its own environment but denied its systems were used to target others or that attackers had access to production services or customer data. The development is the latest in the far-reaching espionage saga that came to light in December following revelations by cybersecurity firm FireEye.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/microsoft-says-solarwinds-hackers.html