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Microsoft says China-backed cybercriminals hacked into US nuclear weapons agency
Microsoft has warned that Chinese state-sponsored hackers are have breached its SharePoint software.
The National Nuclear Security Administration, a semi-autonomous agency that operates under the auspices of the Department of Energy, was among the targets of a hack allegedly carried out by Chinese-backed cybercriminals, according to Bloomberg News. A source familiar with the situation told the financial news site on Tuesday that no sensitive or classified information was known to have been stolen in the hack, which was made possible by exploiting a flaw in Microsoft’s SharePoint document management software. Craig Fritz/Sandia National Labs / SWNSEye Security reported that the flaws allow hackers to access SharePoint servers and steal authentication keys, enabling them to impersonate users or services even after patches are applied.
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