Microsoft, SharePoint and defense intelligence agency
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The incident has reportedly impacted the servers of federal agencies, schools, and energy companies. Some emergency patches have been deployed. On July 19, Microsoft alerted users that it was experiencing an active cyberattack on its SharePoint servers,
A major security vulnerability in Microsoft's widely used Sharepoint server software has been exploited by hackers, causing chaos within businesses and government agencies.
Microsoft issued an emergency fix to close off a vulnerability in its SharePoint software that hackers have exploited to carry out widespread attacks on businesses and at least some federal agencies.