Attacker Hacked One Microsoft Exchange Server to Gain Access to Others

Researchers on Tuesday reported that an unknown attacker hacked one Microsoft Exchange server as a means to install a malicious Monero cryptominer onto other Exchange servers to gain access. The news came the same day Microsoft told its Exchange customers to run all the latest patches to mitigate the latest vulnerabilities, including new critical bugs, and was backed up by top cyber officials in the federal government.