Overview

• Microsoft's inadequate security culture and lack of proper security measures allowed Chinese hackers to breach the company's systems
• The breach affected senior US officials, including the Commerce Secretary, the US Ambassador to China, and other senior government officials
• Microsoft still doesn't know exactly how the hackers obtained the critical signing key used in the breach
• The company's public communications about the breach have been criticized for being inaccurate and misleading
• Microsoft's security culture and transparency have been called into question by the US government review