Senator demands federal investigation into Microsoft security practices after China hack of US officials' emails
- Senator Ron Wyden is calling for federal agencies to investigate Microsoft's security practices after Chinese hackers breached US officials' email accounts.
- The hack allowed China to spy on communications of top Biden administration officials including the Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of State.
- Microsoft has avoided disclosing details about the hack, which exploited vulnerabilities in its Azure cloud services to access cryptographic keys.
- Critics say Microsoft's dominance in cloud computing has led to negligent security practices.
- Wyden wants the Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to take action against Microsoft.