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Hackers on Sunday broke into a part of Microsoft’s French Web site, replacing the front page with online graffiti.
The intruders were able to access the server that was running “
http://experts.microsoft.fr/,” Microsoft confirmed Monday. The attack was claimed by Turkish hackers using the handle “TiTHacK,” according to Zone-H, a security Web site that keeps an archive with screenshots of defaced Web sites.
The attackers were likely able to penetrate the server running the Web site due to faulty configuration, Microsoft said in a statement Monday. “Microsoft took the appropriate action to resolve the issue and stop any additional criminal activity,” the company said.