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Microsoft contains SharePoint security wildfire, but questions linger about on-premises software
Microsoft contained a major SharePoint security flaw, amid fresh questions about the future of its legacy on-premises software.
It's not just data theft. A China-based hacking group is using a flaw in vulnerable SharePoint servers to deliver ransomware, Microsoft warns.
The name was coined by Dinh Ho Anh, a researcher from Khoa of Viettel Cyber Security, who developed the exploit. The researcher said he picked the name because it exploited ToolPane.aspx, a component for assembling the side panel view in the SharePoint user interface.
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ABS-CBN on MSNRisk highlighted as Chinese hackers hit Microsoft
Software giant Microsoft is at the center of cybersecurity storm after China-linked hackers exploited flaws in SharePoint servers to target hundreds of organizations.
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.
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