Microsoft Probes Possible Breach of Its Cyber Threat Notification System After Suspected Chinese Hack: Report - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks: researcher

MAPP program to blame? A week after Microsoft told the world that its July software updates didn't fully fix a couple of bugs, which allowed miscreants to take over on-premises SharePoint servers and remotely execute code, researchers have assembled much of the puzzle — with one big missing piece.…

Microsoft probing whether cyber alert tipped off Chinese hackers

Microsoft has attributed SharePoint breaches to state-sponsored hackers from China. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Microsoft Probes Possible Breach of Its Cyber Threat Notification System After Suspected Chinese Hack: Report - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Microsoft Corp. is investigating its early alert system leak, to analyze any exploitation done by the Chinese hackers.

The SharePoint hacks increase pressure on Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative, which the company calls an ambitious effort expected to take years to complete

Andrew Martin / Bloomberg: The SharePoint hacks increase pressure on Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative, which the company calls an ambitious effort expected to take years to complete  —  Three months ago, Microsoft Corp. issued a progress report on what it described as the largest cybersecurity engineering project in history.

Microsoft Investigates Leak in Early Warning System Used by Chinese Hackers to Exploit SharePoint Vulnerabilities

Chinese laws requiring vulnerability disclosure to the government create transparency issues and potential conflicts for international cybersecurity efforts. Microsoft is probing whether a leak from its confidential early warning system enabled Chinese state-sponsored hackers to exploit significant flaws in its SharePoint software, leading to breaches at over 400 organizations, including the U.S. agency responsible for […] The post Microsoft Inv…

Microsoft Probing Whether Cyber Alert Tipped Off Chinese Hackers

Microsoft is investigating if a leak from its cybersecurity early warning system allowed Chinese hackers to exploit unpatched SharePoint flaws. The company is determining if this program, meant to give security experts a head start on fixes, inadvertently caused widespread exploitation of SharePoint vulnerabilities globally in recent days.