Two Britons arrested for hacking Microsoft

In early 2017, Microsoft was the victim of a computer attack. Unknown individuals managed to attack the company's servers and access its internal network. After successfully stopping the attack, the company and the police launched an investigation.

Two Britons arrested for hacking Microsoft

It was this week when the research paid off. British police have confirmed that two young men have been arrested. Suspects of carrying out said attack. They are two young men, 22 and 25 years old, who were arrested yesterday morning, Thursday, June 22.

The data has not been compromised

The arrest has been carried out by the SEROCU (South East Regional Organized Crime Unit). They claim that the two detained youths are part of a larger network. They think that it is impossible that they could carry out this attack without any help. So they do not rule out more arrests related to this case in the coming days or weeks.

Microsoft has wanted to reassure its users about this attack. They have said that at no time were user data put at risk. So there has been no leak or problem with privacy. Although we do not know the magnitude of the attack, nor the data to which these hackers had access.

Microsoft has been around for a while with notable security issues. It is not the first time that they have been hacked or hacked. Surely not the last. Especially with the hectic climate of online security that we are seeing in this 2017. What do you think of these arrests?