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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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Microsoft SharePoint Hack Hit US Agencies
Numerous organizations and some government agencies around the globe have been compromised in recent days as hackers exploit a vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft's file-sharing tool SharePoint.
Victims of the recent global hacking campaign include the National Institutes of Health and the National Nuclear Security Administration, officials said.
Department of Homeland Security headquarters, several of its agencies and the Department of Health and Human Services have been hacked as part of a wider breach of Microsoft SharePoint.
Multiple hacking groups—including state actors from China—have targeted a vulnerability in older, on-premises versions of the file-sharing tool after a flawed attempt to patch it.
The US agency overseeing nuclear weapons breached in a China-linked hack of Microsoft SharePoint, according to Bloomberg. Officials say no classified data was exposed and the impact was limited.
Dubbed a “zero-day” because it leverages a previously undisclosed digital weakness, the hacks allow spies to penetrate vulnerable servers and potentially drop a backdoor to secure continuous access to victim organisations.
Over 100 organizations were hacked via a SharePoint flaw. Governments and businesses targeted in a major Microsoft server breach.
South Africa’s National Treasury is among at least 400 entities worldwide to be affected by a hack of Microsoft’s SharePoint document management system.
Analysts warn the breach could affect more than 10,000 organizations worldwide, including federal and state agencies, universities, and private businesses.
A massive cyber-espionage campaign has compromised nearly 400 organizations globally by exploiting a critical vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint se
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