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China-Backed Hackers Breach U.S. Nuclear Weapons Agency, Microsoft warns
Hackers sponsored by the Chinese state have breached a number of U.S. government institutions, including the agency ...
Microsoft says China-backed cybercriminals hacked into US nuclear weapons agency
Microsoft has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached its SharePoint software used by the US agency ...
Microsoft SharePoint attack now sees victim count rises to 400 organizations, including US nuclear agency
New estimates regarding the recently-exploited Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities now evaluate that as many as 400 ...
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Microsoft Says SharePoint Attacks Now Include Ransomware
A China-linked threat actor has been observed exploiting SharePoint servers to deliver ransomware, according to Microsoft ...
Microsoft ends use of China-based computer engineers for certain Defense Dept projects amid espionage fears
After a ProPublica investigation raised security concerns, Microsoft will cease using China-based engineers for work on ...
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Microsoft ends use of China-based engineers to patch DOD systems
The move comes after a ProPublica report highlighted a Microsoft program that allows foreign engineers to indirectly interact ...
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Microsoft’s incomplete SharePoint patch led to global exploits by China-linked hackers
A July 8 fix for a critical SharePoint zero-day failed to stop active exploitation, enabling state-backed attackers to breach ...
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Microsoft: China-Based Engineers Will No Longer Handle Defense Department Work
Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little ...
Amazon follows IBM and Microsoft, shuts China AI lab that generated nearly $1 billion in sales
Amazon is closing its artificial intelligence lab in Shanghai. This decision is due to increasing tensions between the United ...
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China warns against defamation over Microsoft security breach
The Chinese government has warned against using cyber security issues to defame the country, following the hacker attacks on ...
Microsoft Blames ‘China-Based Threat Actor’ for SharePoint Attacks
A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese hackers and threat actors.