Microsoft, SharePoint and cybersecurity
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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.
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Microsoft releases security update after hackers exploited SharePoint software to target U.S. users
Unknown attackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets around the world.