Victim Profiles in Microsoft SharePoint Attacks Point to Targeted Intelligence Campaign, Researchers Say

Victim Profiles in Microsoft SharePoint Attacks Point to Targeted Intelligence Campaign, Researchers Say

Eye Security, a Netherlands-based cybersecurity company that has been tracking Microsoft SharePoint attack victims, said an analysis of victims shows that nearly one-third were government-sector systems. “From the data, it’s clear this wasn’t a random or opportunistic campaign. The attackers knew exactly what they were looking for,” Lodi Hensen, Eye Security vice president of security operations, said on July 29 in a blog post. Microsoft identif…

Again? Microsoft hit for poor security in major SharePoint hack

Once again, Microsoft software is at the center of a massive global attack that has victimized vital US government agencies and businesses around the world. This time, the security hole is in SharePoint, Microsoft’s widely used collaboration software used to build company and agency websites, manage files and documents, and help people share and work together on documents.  SharePoint also works with Outlook email and Microsoft’s Teams collabora…