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China-Backed Hackers Breach U.S. Nuclear Weapons Agency, Microsoft warns

Hackers sponsored by the Chinese state have breached a number of U.S. government institutions, including the agency ...

Microsoft says China-backed cybercriminals hacked into US nuclear weapons agency

Microsoft has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached its SharePoint software used by the US agency ...

Microsoft accuses Chinese hacking groups of exploiting SharePoint flaw

In ongoing hacks, Microsoft says it has identified two Chinese hacking groups taking advantage of a key software flaw.

Did China-linked hackers access US nuclear secrets through Microsoft?

A critical flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint software allowed China-linked hackers to breach dozens of systems worldwide, ...

Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears

After a ProPublica investigation raised security concerns, Microsoft will cease using China-based engineers for work on ...

Microsoft knew of SharePoint security flaw but failed to effectively patch it, timeline shows

A security patch Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech ...
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Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems

The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact ...

Microsoft: Chinese Technicians looked after the US Department of Defense cloud

Technicians from China took care of the Department of Defense's cloud on behalf of Microsoft. After this came to light, the ...