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Microsoft probing if Chinese hackers learned SharePoint flaws through alert, Bloomberg News reports
Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Hackers in recent weeks have exploited flaws in SharePoint, a document management system developed by Microsoft Corp., to try to steal sensitive data from hundreds of victims.
Microsoft recently patched two major flaws in SharePoint on-prem instances, but the effects could be long-lasting.
A significant flaw in a widely used Microsoft product allowed multiple Chinese-linked hacking groups to breach dozens of organizations across the globe and at least two U.S. federal agencies.