Microsoft, SharePoint and defense intelligence agency
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The incident has reportedly impacted the servers of federal agencies, schools, and energy companies. Some emergency patches have been deployed. On July 19, Microsoft alerted users that it was experiencing an active cyberattack on its SharePoint servers,
Microsoft issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in its SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies.
Microsoft Corp. is investigating its early alert system leak, to analyze any exploitation done by the Chinese hackers.
Multiple hacking groups—including state actors from China—have targeted a vulnerability in older, on-premises versions of the file-sharing tool after a flawed attempt to patch it.
Analysts warn the breach could affect more than 10,000 organizations worldwide, including federal and state agencies, universities, and private businesses.
Tech giant identified two groups supported by the Chinese government as leveraging flaws in SharePoint software