Microsoft Data Breach July 2024. On january 12, 2024, microsoft discovered that the russian hackers breached its systems in november 2023 and stole email from their leadership, cybersecurity, and legal teams. In early 2024, national public data, an online background check and fraud prevention service, experienced a significant data breach.
Cybersecurity experts are criticizing microsoft for data breach notification emails that are confusing customers. Microsoft has released patches to address a total of 143 security flaws as part of its monthly security updates, two of which have come under active exploitation in.