Tally of Microsoft Victims Surges to 400
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A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese hackers and threat actors.
Victims of the recent global hacking campaign include the National Institutes of Health and the National Nuclear Security Administration, officials said.
Microsoft confirms Chinese hackers exploited a SharePoint flaw; Patches now available. Cloud-based Microsoft 365 not affected.
Federal cybersecurity officials have issued a warning to Microsoft users about a security flaw allowing hackers to access to certain SharePoint systems.
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ABP News on MSNMicrosoft’s SharePoint Patch Failed To Stop Attacks As China-Linked Hackers Target Global OrganisationsMicrosoft’s first patch for a major SharePoint bug failed, leading to a cyber espionage spree affecting up to 9,000 servers, with China-linked actors named among the groups exploiting it.
The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days,
Hackers have already compromised more than 400 organizations using a recently discovered flaw in Microsoft SharePoint servers, according to researchers at Eye Security. Why it matters: That number has raised dramatically from estimates earlier this week that hackers had only broke into about 60 government agencies,