Microsoft, Hackers Exploit
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Hackers are exploiting a flaw in a commonly used Microsoft program to gain access to passwords, sensitive data and more.
Researchers say Chinese actors, along with other criminal hackers, exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses.
Vulnerabilities in the software have allowed hackers to access file systems and execute code, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned on Sunday.
Security researchers say Microsoft customers should take immediate action to defend against the ongoing cyberattacks, and must assume they have already been compromised.
Researchers first uncovered a sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft server software affecting at least 100 organisations.
Microsoft Corp. advirtió que piratas informáticos están atacando activamente a los clientes de su software de gestión de documentos SharePoint, y los investigadores de seguridad han señalado el riesgo de que se produzcan violaciones de seguridad a gran escala en todo el mundo.
Microsoft released an emergency security patch on Sunday to “mitigate active attacks targeting on-premises servers.”