Microsoft Shuts Down Infrastructure of Massive Hacking Operation
(TheDailyHorn.com) – Microsoft has become a partner with the US government in the fight against foreign hackers and adversaries. In 2016, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center began tracking a cyber-spy ring run by a state-backed Chinese hacking group known as Nickel. The group used numerous sophisticated techniques to hack governments, think tanks, and human rights organizations. On Monday, December 6, Microsoft announced it disrupted the hackers after a federal court allowed the tech company to …