Microsoft, SharePoint and hack
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Identity of hackers behind cyberattack on SharePoint servers not yet known but they are believed to have exploited a vulnerability they were alerted to by a fix earlier this month
In an alert issued on Saturday, Microsoft said the vulnerabilities apply only to SharePoint servers used within organizations. It said that SharePoint Online in Microsoft 365, which is in the cloud, was not hit by the attacks.
Microsoft released an emergency security patch on Sunday to “mitigate active attacks targeting on-premises servers.”
Microsoft has alerted organizations about active attacks exploiting a vulnerability in SharePoint servers, impacting over 10,000 on-premise installations, including those at businesses and government agencies.