Biden administration expected to form task force to deal with Microsoft hack linked to China

CNN — The Biden administration is expected to put together a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China, according to a US official. This is an active threat still developing and we urge network operators to take it very seriously,” a White House official said. The task force or, “Unified Coordination Group”, is a multi-agency effort initiated by the National Security Council, that includes FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and others, the US official said. The White House official told CNN the situation is an “active threat.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that “everyone running these servers – government, private sector, academia – needs to act now to patch them.” Psaki’s warnings followed a tweet by national security adviser Jake Sullivan Thursday evening that underscored how concerned the Biden administration is.