Microsoft, SharePoint and China
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Microsoft has relied on engineers based in China for years to help maintain some of the U.S. Department of Defense’s
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint platform has spurred a mad frenzy from hackers — leading to breaches of some Microsoft clients.
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact with U.S. military systems through American “escort” intermediaries.
Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little review,' according to a ProPublica investigation.
Microsoft has responded to the recent global SharePoint vulnerability, stating that it has identified at least three breaches linked to China.
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National security experts expressed alarm over Microsoft's practices allowing China-based engineers access to Pentagon cloud systems after a ProPublica investigation.