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Microsoft contained a major SharePoint security flaw, amid fresh questions about the future of its legacy on-premises software.
It's not just data theft. A China-based hacking group is using a flaw in vulnerable SharePoint servers to deliver ransomware, Microsoft warns.
Microsoft has pointed the finger at three Chinese nation-state actors for exploiting the SharePoint vulnerabilities, accusing one group of carrying out ransomware attacks. Here's what we know about the security flaws and how to guard against future attacks.
Microsoft recently patched two major flaws in SharePoint on-prem instances, but the effects could be long-lasting.
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Microsoft: SharePoint attacks now officially include ransomware infectionsLet the games begin Ransomware has officially entered the Microsoft SharePoint exploitation ring.… Late Wednesday, in an update to its earlier warning, Redmond confirmed that a threat group it tracks as Storm-2603 is abusing vulnerable on-premises SharePoint servers to deploy ransomware.
A China-based hacking group is deploying Warlock ransomware on Microsoft SharePoint servers vulnerable to widespread attacks targeting the recently patched ToolShell zero-day exploit chain.
Federal cybersecurity officials have issued a warning to Microsoft users about a security flaw allowing hackers to access to certain SharePoint systems.
A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese hackers and threat actors.