Chinese Hackers Exploiting SharePoint Flaw
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Microsoft knew of SharePoint security flaw but failed to effectively patch it, timeline shows - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Microsoft confirmed on Friday that it will no longer allow China-based engineers to access Pentagon cloud systems after concerns were raised that such actions threatened United States national security.
Technicians from China took care of the Department of Defense's cloud on behalf of Microsoft. After this came to light, the provider had to rebuild.
A report from ProPublica has claimed Microsoft is using these engineers to maintain the Department of Defense’s computer systems, with ‘minimal supervision by US personnel’.