Dear Indonesian Media, You've probably read news reports today about a security incident involving the Microsoft corporate network. We wanted to give you some background information on the incident and what Microsoft is doing about it, both for your information and to help you ensure that your customers have accurate information. Microsoft Corporate Security recently became aware of a hacking incident on the corporate network, and has been moving aggressively to isolate the problem and ensure the security of the network. Although Corporate Security is continuing to investigate the incident to determine its full scope, we have no reason to believe that any customers have been or will be affected in any way by the incident. The best information we have suggests that the scope of the incident may have been much narrower than originally reported. The hacker may have viewed the source code for a single future product under development. Contrary to some reports, the product was not a major product such as Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Office, and our investigation has confirmed that he did not modify it or corrupt it in any way. We have no evidence to suggest that the hacker gained any other access to any other source code. Similarly, we have no evidence to suggest that any of Microsoft�s online services have been or will be affected by the incident. It�s worth noting that the security breach did not involve a security vulnerability in any Microsoft product. Microsoft is implementing an aggressive plan to improve the protection of our internal corporate network -- both in the immediate term and in the long term -- and will announce some of these measures in the near future. Like most large corporations, Microsoft is a frequent target of network-based attacks, and Corporate Security actively works to protect the network against them. Microsoft is working with US law enforcement authorities to investigate this incident, and will take appropriate action when the responsible parties have been identified. In sum, this is a deplorable act of industrial espionage, but we anticipate that customers will be unaffected by it. We are taking appropriate steps to deal with the immediate problem, and are developing follow-on steps to prevent it from happening again. Sincerely, Cynthia Iskandar Marketing Communication PT Microsoft Indonesia -- Eko Sulistiono MIKRODATA & AntiVirus Media Web: http://www.mikrodata.co.id/ WAP: http://www.mikrodata.co.id/wap/index.wml This message contains no viruses. Guaranteed by AVP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forum Komunikasi Penulis-Pembaca MIKRODATA (FKPPM) Informasi : http:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Arsip : http://www.mail-archive.com/forum%40mikrodata.co.id/ WAP : http://mikrodata.co.id/wap/index.wml Milis ini menjadi kontribusi beberapa rubrik yang diasuh tim MIKRODATA. Termasuk rubrik-rubrik yang ada di media lain. Memakai, Menyebarluaskan, dan Memperbanyak software bajakan adalah tindakan kriminal. Please check with the latest AVP update before you ask about virus: ftp://mikrodata.co.id/avirus_&_security/AntiViral_Toolkit_Pro/avp30.zip
