Microsoft reports security intrusion

After Facebook and Apple, it was the turn of Microsoft yesterday to report cyberattacks, AFP reported today.

"As reported by Facebook and Apple, Microsoft can confirm that we also recently experienced a similar security intrusion," Microsoft Trustworthy Computing Team general manager Matt Thomlinson said in a blog post.

The term Trustworthy Computing (TwC) refers to computing systems that are inherently secure, available, and reliable. The term has been adopted by Microsoft for a company initiative aimed at improving public trust in its own commercial offerings.

"During our investigation, we found a small number of computers, including some in our Mac business unit, that were infected by malicious software using techniques similar to those documented by other organisations."

Thomlinson went on to add that there was no evidence of any compromise of customer data and investigation into the attack was taking place.

"This type of cyberattack is no surprise to Microsoft and other companies that must grapple with determined and persistent adversaries," he said.