Microsoft declined to comment on the EU’s next steps. (In photo: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella) (AFP) News 

EU Files Formal Complaint Against Microsoft Over Teams Video App

Microsoft Corp.’s efforts to prevent further investigation by the European Union into its Teams video-conferencing app were unsuccessful, as the bloc’s antitrust enforcers are preparing to file a formal complaint against the company’s behavior. Sources familiar with the situation, who requested anonymity, revealed that Microsoft’s recent suggestion to separate Teams from its comprehensive business software package and offer it to customers at a discounted annual rate did not address regulators’ worries. The European Commission is preparing a statement of objections to send to the company, which could come in the…

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A group with likely pro-Russian ties was behind the attack. News 

Microsoft confirms DDoS attacks caused June Outlook and OneDrive outages

Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for a service disruption that affected Microsoft’s online services, including Outlook and OneDrive. Microsoft initially provided limited information about the incident, but later confirmed that it was the target of distributed denial-of-service attacks. The company stated that the attacks caused temporary disruptions and were intended to generate publicity for a threat actor named Storm-1359. Microsoft uses the temporary designation of Storm for groups whose affiliation it has not yet established. “We have seen no evidence that customer data has been processed or compromised,” the company said.…

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