British pair arrested for conspiring to hack Microsoft

Carly Page
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Multiple attempts to infiltrate Microsoft's network earlier this year

A 22-year-old man from Lincolnshire and a 25-year-old man from Bracknell have been arrested over repeated attempts to infiltrate the Microsoft network between January and March this year. The pa...

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