Microsoft is reportedly added to the growing list of victims in SolarWinds hack

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Microsoft was hacked by the same group that compromised the networks of software maker SolarWinds and multiple federal agencies, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

In response to the report, Microsoft said it had detected a backdoored version of SolarWinds software in its network but had uncovered no evidence it was used to compromise the company's production system or access customer data.

In a statement issued by Microsoft spokesman Frank X. Shaw, company officials wrote:

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