Microsoft says some SharePoint server hackers now use ransomwareMicrosoft revealed that hackers are exploiting a SharePoint server vulnerability to deploy ransomware, escalating a cyber-espionage campaig...
24 Jul, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
Microsoft knew of SharePoint security flaw but failed to effectively patch it, timeline showsA Microsoft spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that its initial solution did not work. The spokesperson added that Microsoft had released fu...
22 Jul, 2025, 10.14 PM IST
US arrests Chinese hacker Xu Zewei for stealing COVID-19 research and hacking Microsoft serversXu Zewei, a Chinese national, has been apprehended in Italy following a U.S. extradition request for his involvement in hacking activities....
09 Jul, 2025, 03.52 AM IST
Chinese hackers step up attacks on Taiwanese organisations: cybersecurity firmA suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, RedJuliett, has intensified its targeting of Taiwanese organisations, including governme...
24 Jun, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
Chinese hackers stole emails from US State Dept in Microsoft breach, Senate staffer saysChinese hackers have stolen tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, according to a Senate staffer who attended a b...
28 Sep, 2023, 09.14 AM IST
US cyber body to review cloud computing safety, Microsoft breachThe review comes after US Senator Ron Wyden in July asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc...
11 Aug, 2023, 07.22 PM IST
Microsoft's role in data breach part of US cyber inquiryA U.S. cybersecurity advisory panel will investigate risks in cloud computing that will also include Microsoft Corp's role in the recent br...
11 Aug, 2023, 07.36 AM IST
Chinese hackers breach US ambassador's emails: reportDaniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, was also hacked in the wider spying operation disclosed earlier this mo...
21 Jul, 2023, 08.22 AM IST
Microsoft says Chinese hackers used code flaw to steal emails from government agenciesIn a blog post published on Friday, the company said that Chinese hackers were able to take advantage of "a validation error in Microsoft c...
15 Jul, 2023, 12.52 AM IST
Chinese hackers breach emails of US Commerce Secretary Raimondo, State Department officialsChinese hackers targeted the email accounts of US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and State Department officials ahead of Secretary of Sta...
14 Jul, 2023, 11.27 AM IST
Chinese hackers gained access to government email accounts, Microsoft saysThe attack was targeted, according to a person briefed on the intrusion into the government networks, with the hackers going after specific...
12 Jul, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
Vast cyber espionage campaign linked to China: reportOnline attackers with clear links to China are behind a vast cyber espionage campaign targeting government agencies of interest to Beijing,...
16 Jun, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacksRussia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government a...
07 Oct, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
China rejects hacking charges, accuses United States of cyberspying“China once again strongly demands that the United States and its allies stop cyber theft and attacks against China, stop throwing mud at C...
20 Jul, 2021, 04.41 PM IST
US accuses China of Microsoft hack, rallies allies in condemnationIn a simultaneous announcement, the US Department of Justice said four Chinese nationals had been charged with hacking the computers of doz...
19 Jul, 2021, 10.48 PM IST
EU banking regulator hit by Microsoft email hackThe EBA warned that as a result of the attack, personal data could have been accessed and it would provide advice on possible mitigation me...
08 Mar, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
State-sponsored hackers in China targeting email services: MicrosoftMicrosoft said the hacking group, named "Hafnium", is a "highly skilled and sophisticated actor". Hafnium has in the past targeted US-based...
03 Mar, 2021, 03.41 PM IST