<p>Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday it was working with Microsoft to understand the impact of a wide-reaching Chinese hack which accessed email accounts used by senior US government officials and agencies.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that a stealthy Chinese hacking operation had exploited a secret flaw in a piece of its authentication software in order to covertly break into email accounts belonging to 25 unnamed organisations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/chinese-hackers-accessed-government-emails-microsoft-1236332.html" target="_blank">Chinese hackers accessed government emails: Microsoft</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are working with Microsoft to fully understand the incident and UK impact," said a spokesperson for the NCSC, which is part of Britain's GCHQ spy agency.</p>
<p>Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday it was working with Microsoft to understand the impact of a wide-reaching Chinese hack which accessed email accounts used by senior US government officials and agencies.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed that a stealthy Chinese hacking operation had exploited a secret flaw in a piece of its authentication software in order to covertly break into email accounts belonging to 25 unnamed organisations.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/chinese-hackers-accessed-government-emails-microsoft-1236332.html" target="_blank">Chinese hackers accessed government emails: Microsoft</a></strong></p>.<p>"We are working with Microsoft to fully understand the incident and UK impact," said a spokesperson for the NCSC, which is part of Britain's GCHQ spy agency.</p>