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Microsoft SharePoint attack now sees victim count rises to 400 organizations, including US nuclear agency
New estimates regarding the recently-exploited Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities now evaluate that as many as 400 organizations may have been targeted.
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 responsible for overseeing the security of America’s nuclear arsenal, Microsoft warned.
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 responsible for maintaining and modernizing the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons, according to a report.
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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 with U.S. military systems through American “escort” intermediaries.
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Microsoft: China-Based Engineers Will No Longer Handle Defense Department Work
Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little review,' according to a ProPublica investigation.
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Microsoft Says SharePoint Attacks Now Include Ransomware
A China-linked threat actor has been observed exploiting SharePoint servers to deliver ransomware, according to Microsoft researchers, in the latest sign of worsening attacks against on-premises SharePoint Server customers.
‘Put America first’: Donald Trump warns Google and Microsoft to halt hiring in India and China
US President Donald Trump urged tech giants to halt overseas hiring, emphasising job creation at home during an AI Summit. He criticised companies like Google and Microsoft for outsourcing and unveiled new executive orders aimed at reshaping AI infrastructure.
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Microsoft’s incomplete SharePoint patch led to global exploits by China-linked hackers
A July 8 fix for a critical SharePoint zero-day failed to stop active exploitation, enabling state-backed attackers to breach nearly 100 organizations worldwide.
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China warns against defamation over Microsoft security breach
The Chinese government has warned against using cyber security issues to defame the country, following the hacker attacks on Microsoft software. Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in Beijing on Wednesday that he was not aware of the exact circumstances of the attacks.
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Microsoft will stop using Chinese workers on US DoD systems
Following criticism of the company’s use of Chinese workers to advise on operation of Department of Defense cloud systems, Microsoft has changed its policy.
Microsoft Blames ‘China-Based Threat Actor’ for SharePoint Attacks
A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese hackers and threat actors.
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