Microsoft added to hacker hit list after Facebook and Apple
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Microsoft Corp. retail store employees and guests mingle at a pop-up Microsoft Store during Microsoft's annual meeting of shareholders, in Bellevue, Wash. Microsoft joined Facebook and Apple on Friday on the list of US technology titans targeted in recent cyberattacks. -- FILE PHOTO: AP
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft joined Facebook and Apple on Friday on the list of US technology titans targeted in recent cyberattacks.
"As reported by Facebook and Apple, Microsoft can confirm that we also recently experienced a similar security intrusion," Trustworthy Computing team general manager Matt Thomlinson said in a blog post.
"During our investigation, we found a small number of computers, including some in our Mac business unit, that were infected by malicious software using techniques similar to those documented by other organizations."
There was no evidence customer data was stolen but an investigation into the attack was continuing, according to Mr Thomlinson.
