News

China-Backed Hackers Breach U.S. Nuclear Weapons Agency, Microsoft warns
Hackers sponsored by the Chinese state have breached a number of U.S. government institutions, including the agency ...
Microsoft says China-backed cybercriminals hacked into US nuclear weapons agency
Microsoft has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached its SharePoint software used by the US agency ...
CSO Online16h
Microsoft’s incomplete SharePoint patch led to global exploits by China-linked hackers
A July 8 fix for a critical SharePoint zero-day failed to stop active exploitation, enabling state-backed attackers to breach ...
CRN13h
Microsoft Says SharePoint Attacks Now Include Ransomware
A China-linked threat actor has been observed exploiting SharePoint servers to deliver ransomware, according to Microsoft ...
Microsoft: SharePoint flaws exploited in Warlock ransomware attacks
A China-based hacking group is deploying Warlock ransomware on Microsoft SharePoint servers vulnerable to widespread attacks ...
Nextgov4d
Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact ...
‘Put America first’: Donald Trump warns Google and Microsoft to halt hiring in India and China
US President Donald Trump urged tech giants to halt overseas hiring, emphasising job creation at home during an AI Summit. He ...
PCMag on MSN5d
Microsoft: China-Based Engineers Will No Longer Handle Defense Department Work
Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little ...
Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears
After a ProPublica investigation raised security concerns, Microsoft will cease using China-based engineers for work on ...
DPA International on MSN1d
China warns against defamation over Microsoft security breach
The Chinese government has warned against using cyber security issues to defame the country, following the hacker attacks on ...
Microsoft Blames ‘China-Based Threat Actor’ for SharePoint Attacks
A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese hackers and threat actors.