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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 ...
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 ...
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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: 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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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.