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Day · Jul 14, 2023

Storm-0558: stolen Microsoft signing key used to read government email

Microsoft Exchange Online / Outlook.com (Azure AD and MSA token signing)

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Updates on Jul 14, 2023

  1. Microsoft details how the stolen MSA key was used to forge tokens

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Summary

China-based Storm-0558 used a stolen Microsoft consumer (MSA) signing key, plus a token validation bug, to forge tokens and read Exchange Online and Outlook.com mail at about 25 organisations, including US government agencies. Microsoft later said the key leaked through a 2021 crash dump.

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