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Air Force admits to SharePoint privacy issue amid reports of breach, following recent incidents involving China-based employees, government snoops, and vulnerabilities in Microsoft's software.
The US Air Force has acknowledged a potential breach of Microsoft's SharePoint service due to vulnerabilities. Over 400 companies' on-premises SharePoint servers fell victim to the cyber attack, including one major Western government. Microsoft has faced security lapses recently, including employing China-based employees to support DoD cloud services. Russian and Chinese government agents have infiltrated Microsoft systems in the past, accessing sensitive information. The US Air Force will scrutinize Microsoft's systems more closely due to the recent incident.
The United States Air Force has recently acknowledged a privacy-related issue, following reports of a potential breach of Microsoft's SharePoint service. The admission comes after several organizations, including over 400 on-premises SharePoint servers belonging to various companies, fell victim to a pair of vulnerabilities in the software.
As per recent findings from Check Point Research, hackers were able to hijack these systems by exploiting these vulnerabilities, and could then remotely execute code within them. The targets of this cyber attack included one major Western government, highlighting the potential risks posed by such breaches.
In addition to this, Microsoft has been making headlines in recent months for its security lapses. This summer, an investigation revealed that the company had employed China-based employees to support DoD cloud services. In response, the Pentagon launched a review into these practices and later banned them altogether.
Furthermore, both Russian and Chinese government snoops have infiltrated Microsoft systems over the years, granting Beijing access to highly sensitive information such as government emails and other confidential data. This has led to criticism from US authorities for what they perceive as avoidable security errors on the part of the tech giant.
In light of these incidents, it is clear that the United States Air Force will be scrutinizing Microsoft's systems more closely than ever before. The recent acknowledgment of a privacy-related issue in SharePoint underscores the need for vigilance and enhanced security measures across all sensitive networks.
Related Information:
https://www.ethicalhackingnews.com/articles/Air-Force-Admits-to-SharePoint-Privacy-Issue-Amid-Reports-of-Breach-ehn.shtml
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Published: Wed Oct 1 13:33:35 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
