Microsoft is once again in the cybersecurity spotlight, acknowledging Tuesday morning that hackers linked to China are among those exploiting vulnerabilities in on-premises SharePoint software, the latest in a string… Read More

Microsoft has released a critical patch for a security flaw in its SharePoint software. Hackers actively exploited this vulnerability, targeting businesses and US government agencies. The company issued the fix between July 19 and 20.

Dubbed a “zero-day” because it leverages a previously undisclosed digital weakness, the hacks allow spies to penetrate vulnerable servers and potentially drop a backdoor to secure continuous access to victim organisations.

A major cyberespionage operation targeting Microsoft's SharePoint server software has compromised about 100 organizations worldwide. The operation exploits a zero-day vulnerability, allowing hackers to install backdoors on affected servers.