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Partners: Report: Hackers Break Into MSN The Associated Press Friday, Oct. Microsoft and the FBI are investigating the break-in, which was discovered Wednesday by the software giant's security employees, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. A Microsoft spokesman confirmed that the company's corporate network had been hacked and said "the integrity of Microsoft source code remains secure," the newspaper reported. A person familiar with the break-in told the Journal that it appeared the hackers accessed Microsoft's system by e-mailing software, called QAZ Trojan, to the company's network and then opening a so-called back door through the infected computer. The FBI declined comment when contacted early Friday by The Associated Press.
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