US Nuclear Weapons Agency Caught up in Microsoft SharePoint Attack
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Hours after Microsoft revealed that hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government have been exploiting a flaw in its SharePoint software, Bloomberg reported that the National Nuclear Security Administration was also breached in the attacks. No sensitive or classified information has leaked according to Bloomberg. “The department was minimally impacted due to its widespread use of the Microsoft M365 cloud. As well as very capable cybersecurity systems,” a department spokesperson said in a statement to Bloomberg. “A very small number of systems were impacted. All impacted systems are being restored.”
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified
References
- Chinese Hackers Attack US Nuclear Weapons Agency Using SharePoint Loophole, Says Microsoft
- US nuclear weapons agency hacked in Microsoft SharePoint attacks
- US nuclear weapons agency breached in Microsoft SharePoint hack, Bloomberg News reports
- US nuclear weapons agency ‘among 400 organizations breached by Chinese hackers’
Impacts
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