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Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Are Behind SharePoint Attacks. What to Know.  Barron’s Disrupting active exploitation of on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities  Microsoft SharePoint Hacks Turn Up Heat on Microsoft’s Cyber Overhaul  Yahoo Finance China behind vast global hack involving multiple US agencies  Politico Microsoft flaw ‘opens the door’ for hackers. It will be hard to close  The Seattle Times Source link

Security researchers at Google and Microsoft say they have evidence that hackers backed by China are exploiting a zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint, as companies around the world scramble to patch the flaw. The bug, known officially as CVE-2025-53770 and discovered last weekend, allows hackers to steal sensitive private keys from self-hosted versions of SharePoint, a software server widely used …

Hackers Exploit SharePoint Zero-Day Since July 7 to Steal Keys, Maintain Persistent Access  The Hacker News Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say  The Washington Post Microsoft Sharepoint ToolShell attacks linked to Chinese hackers  BleepingComputer Why Microsoft Is Urging Security Updates for SharePoint Customers  Barron’s Agencies face tight deadline to mitigate SharePoint vulnerability  Federal News Network Source link

The hackers behind the initial wave of attacks exploiting a zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint servers have so far primarily targeted government organizations, according to researchers and news reports. Over the weekend, U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA published an alert, warning that hackers were exploiting a previously unknown bug — known as a “zero-day” — in Microsoft’s enterprise data management product SharePoint. …

Microsoft has released emergency SharePoint security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771 that have compromised services worldwide in “ToolShell” attacks. In May, during the Berlin Pwn2Own hacking contest, researchers exploited a zero-day vulnerability chain called “ToolShell,” which enabled them to achieve remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint. These flaws were fixed as part of the July Patch …

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft has issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in Microsoft’s widely-used SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some U.S. government agencies. The company issued an alert to customers Saturday saying it was aware of the zero-day exploit being used to conduct attacks and …

On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively being exploited to compromise vulnerable organizations. The patch comes amid reports that malicious hackers have used the SharePoint flaw to breach U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, and energy companies. Image: Shutterstock, by Ascannio. In an advisory about the SharePoint …

Topline A vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint server software was exploited by hackers to carry out “active attacks” globally on various entities, including businesses and U.S. federal agencies, prompting the software giant to issue an emergency patch. Microsoft deployed an emergency security patch for some users on Sunday night. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Key Facts In a statement on X, …

Hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s SharePoint software, placing tens of thousands of on-premises servers used by global businesses and agencies at risk. Microsoft issued an alert on Saturday disclosing that it was aware of “active attacks,” and that it was working to patch the zero-day exploit. Researchers at Eye Security first identified the vulnerability on July 18th, which allows …

Microsoft Releases Urgent Patch for SharePoint RCE Flaw Exploited in Ongoing Cyber Attacks  The Hacker News Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say  The Washington Post Microsoft alerts businesses, governments to server software attack  Reuters Microsoft Server Software Comes Under Widespread Cyberattack (MSFT)  Bloomberg.com Microsoft SharePoint servers under attack via zero-day vulnerability with no patch (CVE-2025-53770)  Help Net Security Source link