Microsoft also was targeted by hackers

Microsoft said Friday that a small number of computers, including some of its software business unit Mac , were infected with malware. The world's biggest software intrusion said security was " like "to recently reported by Apple and Facebook. Microsoft said there was no evidence that customer data were affected and it continues its investigation. The incident, reported in one of the company's public blog, happened " recently "but the company decided not to make an announcement while gathering information about the attack. " This type of cyberattack as no surprise to Microsoft and other companies have to deal with opponents determined and persistent , "said Matt Thomlinson, general manager of Trustworthy Computing Security at Microsoft . The fact is known after the administration of President  Barack Obama  announced on Wednesday a series of efforts to combat the theft of secrets growing business in  the United States, in response to  a global problem  that is quickly getting worse and that came to light this week after they met new evidence of  cyber thefts linked to  China. The signature Apple said Tuesday that a small number of Macintosh computers  of employees was also violated. In the same vein, the company capiteanada by Tim Cook said that "there is no evidence that any data has come out "of the company and is working to identify the hackers. "The malware was used in an attack on Apple and other companies, and spread through a web site for software developers , "said the company. The malware exploited a vulnerability in the Java program, used as a  plug-in  in the web browser software.