Microsoft takes action against hackers from North Korea

In a recent , the company detailed steps it has taken to take legal action against a cybercrime group and protect customer information.

The security threat came from a group known as Thallium, which reportedly is based in North Korea. The group used a technique called ‘spear phishing’ to steal sensitive information, in which the group replicated the form and design of a genuine Microsoft security email while embedding dangerous links that, when clicked, would allow the group to extract sensitive account information.

According to the Washington-based firm, the threat was focused on ...