Storm alert! Microsoft’s new naming taxonomy for hackers brings a storm of weather-themed monikers

In a move that’s sure to shake up the world of cybersecurity, Microsoft has announced a new naming taxonomy for hackers. Rather than referring to them by their previous monikers, Microsoft will now be giving them names based on weather events like storms, typhoons, and blizzards.

This new system will include eight groups in total, with nation-state actors being named after specific weather events to indicate where the groups are operating from. For example, Chinese hackers will be called Typhoon, while Russian hackers will now be known as Blizzard.