Microsoft servers hacked by Chinese state groups, the firm says

The Chinese “threat of actors” hacked the Microsoft SharePoint Document software servers and target the businesses that use it, the firm said.

It was said that in China supported by the states, linen typhoon and purple typhoon, as well as in China Storm-2603, “exploit vulnerabilities” on local sharePoint servers used by firms but not in its cloud service.

The American Technology Giant released a security update and advised all local SharePoint Server customers to install them.

“Studies on other subjects that also use these feats are ongoing,” Microsoft said.

The firm said she had “high confidence”, hackers will continue to focus on systems that have not installed security updates.

Added that will update it Blog on the site with additional information if its investigation continues.

Microsoft said she noticed the attacks in which hackers had sent a SharePoint server “,” allowing the theft of key materials threat. “

Charles Karmakal, Chief Director of the Mandiant Consulting Firm Technology, Google Cloud, said the BBC that “knows several victims in several different sectors in a number of global geographies.”

Carmakal said the main purpose was the governments and businesses using SharePoint on their sites.

A number of opponents who stole the materials encoded by cryptography were able to return the permanent access to the SharePoint victims, he said.

“It was used very widely, very adaptable to how the patch was available. That’s why it is significantly,” Karmakal said.

Carmakal noted that “Chinese-NEXUS actor” has placed deployment methods similar to previous companies related to Beijing.

Microsoft said the typhoon laundry “focused on the theft of intellectual property, first of all, focusing on organizations related to the government, protection, strategic planning and human rights” for 13 years.

It adds that the purple typhoon was “dedicated to espionage”, primarily focusing on former government officers, non -governmental organizations, analytical centers, higher education, media, financial sector and health care sector in the US, Europe and Eastern Asia.

Meanwhile, Storm-2603 was “evaluated with the average confidence to be an actor based on China.”