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The watchdog called this form of attack which affects mobile devices when emails are being downloaded automatically in the background as "especially devious."

"The warning messages users receive from their email clients are much less noticeable than the warning messages delivered to modern browsers," Greatfire's report said.

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The Microsoft spokesperson added: "If a customer sees a certificate warning, they should contact their service provider for assistance."

When a user opened their inbox on their phone, a message popped up which said the identity of the email server could not be verified. But the Greatfire report said consumers will "not think twice" before clicking the "continue" option on the error message as they would likely attribute it to a network problem.

If a user hit continue, their emails and login credentials would be in the hands of the hackers.

"We strongly recommend that users never bypass certificate error messages by clicking 'continue'," the report warned.

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Microsoft Outlook 'hacked' by China

China users of Microsofts Outlook email service were hacked over the weekend, just weeks after Gmail was blocked in China, an online censorship watchdog reported yesterday.

People using email clients like Outlook, Thunderbird and apps on their phone with the SMTP and IMAP email protocols were subject to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack, said China-based GreatFire.

The attack involved a pop-up warning message in the email client. Once clicked, the user's emails, contacts and passwords could then be logged by the cyber miscreants.

Greatfire reported that the attack lasted for approximately a day and has since stopped.

Attacks and blocks on foreign internet services have become increasingly common in China, which operates the world's most sophisticated online censorship mechanism, known as the Great Firewall, to eliminate any signs of dissent or challenges to the ruling Communist Party.

Critics say China has stepped up its disruption of foreign online services over the past year to create an internet cut off from the rest of the world.

GreatFire said on Monday that China's official Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was likely responsible for the MITM attack on Outlook.

"If our accusation is correct, this new attack signals that the Chinese authorities are intent on further cracking down on communication methods that they cannot readily monitor," GreatFire said on its website.

Last month, Gmail was shut down in China before resuming infrequent and heavily disrupted activity, forcing many Chinese users to adopt domestic email systems.

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Summary:Online censorship watchdog Greatfire says that Microsoft was attacked over the weekend, causing havoc for Chinese users.

Greatfire.org Microsoft's Outlook email service was subject to a cyberattack over the weekend, just weeks after Google's Gmail service was blocked in China.

On Monday, online censorship watchdog Greatfire.org said the organization received reports that Outlook was subject to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack in China. A MITM attack intrudes on online connections in order to monitor and control a channel, and may also be used to push connections into other areas -- for example, turning a user towards a malicious rather than legitimate website.

After testing, Greatfire says that IMAP and SMTP for Outlook were under a MITM attack, while the email service's web interfaces were not affected.

A screenshot of the attack is below:

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The attack, dubbed "especially devious" by Greatfire, involved a pop-up warning message in the email client. Unlike in the case of browser warnings, users are more likely to quickly click the "continue" button on the message without actually reading the message or considering risk factors -- potentially attributing the warning to a network issue instead and therefore nothing to be concerned about.

Once clicked upon, the user's emails, contacts and passwords could then be logged by the cyberattackers.

According to Greatfire, the attack lasted for approximately a day and has stopped -- at least, for now.

The cyberattack on Microsoft systems comes after recent MITM attacks which reportedly have taken place against Google, Yahoo and Apple in China. It is only weeks since Google's email client, Gmail, was blocked in the country well-known for its tough censorship laws. Since 26 December, Gmail users in China have been unable to access the service, even if they use a third-party service -- such as Outlook -- to access their messages. Currently, VPN circumvention of the block is the only way to use Gmail.

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