Microsoft, SharePoint and Ransomware
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Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
The newly discovered flaw in Microsoft's SharePoint software has allowed hackers to target dozens of companies and organizations. Only a partial fix has been issued.
The zero-day vulnerability — which was first disclosed late Saturday — has been exploited by several Chinese state-aligned groups, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft is investigating a potential leak within its MAPP program, suspecting that Chinese state-backed hackers exploited SharePoint vulnerabilities
Hackers have breached about 400 government agencies, corporations and other groups, according to estimates from Eye Security.
A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese hackers and threat actors.