Microsoft, SharePoint and Ransomware
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Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Microsoft confirms Chinese hackers exploited a SharePoint flaw; Patches now available. Cloud-based Microsoft 365 not affected.
Although Microsoft acknowledged the SharePoint problem, the original fix did not prevent hacking. Right now government and organisations are worried
One of the hacked organizations reportedly includes the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining the country's stockpile of nuclear weapons. China-backed hackers have been observed carrying out the hacks targeting SharePoint servers.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNMicrosoft probes suspected leak from cybersecurity partner programMicrosoft is probing whether a leak from its Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP)—an early warning system for cybersecurity partners—may have enabled Chinese hackers to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in its SharePoint server software.