Signage outside the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Microsoft warned that Chinese state-sponsored actors were exploiting flaws in the SharePoint software of institutions across the globe. Netherlands-based Eye Security told Reuters the breach has now claimed 400 victims.
Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, the two groups backed by the CCP involved in the hack, utilized flaws in the document-sharing software that exist for customers who run it on their own networks rather than through Microsoft’s cloud software.
But DoE said it largely utilizes the cloud, so only a "very small number of systems were impacted."
"All impacted systems are being restored."
"China opposes and fights hacking activities in accordance with the law. At the same time, we oppose smears and attacks against China under the excuse of cybersecurity issues," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in response to the allegations. (Adek Berry/AFP via Getty Images )
On Sunday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it was "aware of active exploitation" of the SharePoint vulnerability.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella vowed last year to make cybersecurity a top priority after a government report criticized the company’s handling of a Chinese breach of the emails of U.S. government officials.
Just last week, the company vowed to stop using engineers based in China to provide technical support for clients within the Defense Department using the company’s cloud services. That came after a ProPublica report revealed the practice and said it could expose the DoD to Chinese hackers.
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