Microsoft will warn users about attacks on their accounts, Outlook and OneDrive in the case of unauthorized access by "government hackers". Notification of hacking attempts "ordinary" criminals have already been implemented, however, according to a software Corporation, IT specialists hired by authorities, can act more subtly and elegantly.

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Microsoft will warn users about attacks on their accounts, Outlook and OneDrive in the case of unauthorized access by "government hackers". Notification of hacking attempts "ordinary" criminals have already been implemented, however, according to a software Corporation, IT specialists hired by authorities, can act more subtly and elegantly.

the change was announced after nine days after Reuters news Agency has sent Microsoft a request for reasons why the company did not disclose information about the break-in in 2011 e-mail accounts of leaders of the Tibetan and Uyghur minorities of China.

According to two former employees of Microsoft, a few years ago, the company's specialists came to the conclusion that the attacks cost the Chinese authorities, but users of Hotmail (now Outlook.com) has not received this information. With the introduction of new rules of notification about the possible interest from the authorities to enter. Similar practices already followed by Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo!.

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