Microsoft is once again in the cybersecurity spotlight, acknowledging Tuesday morning that hackers linked to China are among those exploiting vulnerabilities in on-premises SharePoint software, the latest in a string… Read More

Microsoft has released a critical patch for a security flaw in its SharePoint software. Hackers actively exploited this vulnerability, targeting businesses and US government agencies. The company issued the fix between July 19 and 20.

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.

A major cyberespionage operation targeting Microsoft's SharePoint server software has compromised about 100 organizations worldwide. The operation exploits a zero-day vulnerability, allowing hackers to install backdoors on affected servers.

It issued an alert about “active attacks” targeting its server software and urged customers to install new security updates that have been released.