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DPA International on MSNMicrosoft says Chinese hackers behind SharePoint cyberattacksUS tech giant Microsoft has pointed the finger at China amid a wave of cyberattacks on firms and government agencies worldwide, announcing on Tuesday that it has identified three Chinese hacker groups responsible for the damage so far.
Chinese "threat actors" have hacked Microsoft's SharePoint document software servers and targeted the data of the businesses using it, the firm has said.
Microsoft Corp. has determined that China-linked hacking groups are targeting deployments of its SharePoint file sharing platform. The company detailed its findings in a blog post published today.
Researchers say Chinese actors, along with other criminal hackers, exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely used by governments and businesses.
At least 54 organizations have been breached in the attacks. Some of the attacks that targeted organizations using an exploit in Microsoft’s SharePoint server platform over the last few days have been linked to hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government, according to a new Microsoft security blog.