Cyber attack
Microsoft security gap: China warns of defamation
A weak point at Microsoft opens the door. The US software manufacturer follows a trail to China. However, Beijing remains taciturn in the matter.
According to hacker attacks on Microsoft software, China has warned against using cyber security problems to defamate the People’s Republic. He does not know the exact facts, said foreign office spokesman Guo Jiakun in Beijing. China has always been in accordance with the law against hacker activities. At the same time, Beijing, on the other hand, is in favor of using cyber security problems in order to re -talk and defamate China, he emphasized.
According to the cyber attacks on numerous companies and authorities, Microsoft had, according to their own statements, identified three Chinese hacker groups, two of whom are known for actions on the state mandate.
The attacks were led into Microsoft software via a previously unknown weak point, which often search for secret services in order to take advantage of them. This time, locally operated servers for the SharePoint Microsoft program were to share files. According to experts, the attackers can steal data and passwords or gain permanent access to the systems. Microsoft has now published updates that are supposed to fix the vulnerability.
dpa
Source: Stern
