Chinese hackers stole 60,000 emails from US State Department in Microsoft hack, Senate staffer says

Chinese hackers who subverted Microsoft's email platform earlier this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, a Senate staffer told Reuters on Wednesday. The staffer, who attended a briefing of State Department IT officials earlier Wednesday, said the officials told lawmakers that 60,000 emails were stolen from 10 different State Department accounts. The staffer, who works for Senator Eric Schmitt, shared the details of the briefing on condition that he not be identified by name.