Microsoft has just issued an update to its Outlook desktop client to protect users from hackers reportedly associated with the Russian military intelligence service GRU.Official bodies and government agencies appear to have been the key focus of the attack, which took place from as early as April 2022.The elevation of privilege vulnerability, according to Microsoft (opens in new tab), only affected Outlook for Windows. macOS, iOS, Android, and web versions of the email provider were unaffected during this time.Outlook vulnerabilityThe summary reads: “Microsoft Threat Intelligence discovered limited, targeted abuse of a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Windows that …
