Microsoft, China and SharePoint
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Microsoft has relied on engineers based in China for years to help maintain some of the U.S. Department of Defense’s
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint platform has spurred a mad frenzy from hackers — leading to breaches of some Microsoft clients.
After a ProPublica investigation raised security concerns, Microsoft will cease using China-based engineers for work on sensitive Pentagon cloud computing systems.
Microsoft has responded to the recent global SharePoint vulnerability, stating that it has identified at least three breaches linked to China.
A security patch released by Microsoft earlier this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech company's SharePoint server software that had been identified at a hacking competition in May,
Chinese workers are accompanied by US citizens functioning as 'digital escorts,' but the practice functions 'with little review,' according to a ProPublica investigation.
The change follows a ProPublica report that outlined how Microsoft’s use of Chinese engineers left U.S. defense clients vulnerable to cybersecurity risks.
National security experts expressed alarm over Microsoft's practices allowing China-based engineers access to Pentagon cloud systems after a ProPublica investigation.