"Microsoft email breach gave hackers access to account information for months"

Microsoft has been affected by a data breach involving attackers leveraging a customer support account to access customers’ email information.  Microsoft-managed email services such as @Outlook.com, @MSN.com and @Hotmail.com were affected by the breach.  Microsoft notified users that hackers may have been able to access information about their accounts including: their email address, email subject lines, and frequent contacts.  Microsoft reports that the contents of any messages or attachments were not able to be seen.  This breach has been occurring from January 1 through March 28 of this year, but could have been occurring for six months.  Once the breach was discovered, Microsoft immediately disabled the compromised credentials, prohibiting their use for any further unauthorized access. 

CyberScoop reports: "Microsoft email breach gave hackers access to account information for months"