Bloomberg: Chinese hackers ‘attacked’ to Microsoft and US National Nuclear Security Service

Microsoft technological giant warned that Chinese, state -supported, hackers are among those who exploit defects in its SharePoint software to invade institutions around the world, with the US service responsible for nuclear weapons design. The number of companies and organizations subject to violations as a result of these gaps is increasing in the meantime: hackers have used Sharepoint defects to invade the US National Nuclear Security Service, according to a person with knowledge of the issue who had not been authorized publicly. Bloomberg also reported on Monday that systems belonging to the US Department of Education and the Florida Ministry of Revenue were violated. While Microsoft has repaired its software in recent days, cyber security researchers have already identified violations on more than 100 servers representing 60 victims so far, including energy organizations, consulting and university companies. Hackers have […]
Source: News Beast

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