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One of the hacked organizations reportedly includes the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining the country's stockpile of nuclear weapons. China-backed hackers have been observed carrying out the hacks targeting SharePoint servers.
Microsoft has issued an alert about “active attacks” on server software used by government agencies and businesses to share documents within organizations, and recommended security updates that customers should apply immediately.
A person familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News that no sensitive or classified information is known to have been compromised.
Microsoft Corp. advirtió que piratas informáticos están atacando activamente a los clientes de su software de gestión de documentos SharePoint, y los investigadores de seguridad han señalado el riesgo de que se produzcan violaciones de seguridad a gran escala en todo el mundo.
A global attack on Microsoft server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses to share documents within organisations is likely the work of a single actor, a cybersecurity researcher said on Monday.