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Microsoft Used China-Based Support for Multiple U.S. Agencies, Potentially Exposing Sensitive Data
Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant ...
China-backed hackers used Microsoft flaw in attacks, defenders say
Researchers say Chinese actors, along with other criminal hackers, exploited a security flaw in SharePoint software widely ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Microsoft to stop using China-based engineers for US military tech support
Some of the most sensitive data the United States has to offer is currently being maintained by engineers from China, often ...
Microsoft grapples with another security breach: The latest on the SharePoint attacks
Microsoft confirms Chinese hackers exploited a SharePoint flaw; Patches now available. Cloud-based Microsoft 365 not affected ...
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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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 Blames ‘China-Based Threat Actor’ for SharePoint Attacks
A series of cyberattacks targeting Microsoft collaboration software, specifically SharePoint, have been linked to Chinese ...