Chinese Hackers Storm SharePoint: Microsoft Unleashes Urgent Fixes!
Chinese nation-state actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in SharePoint servers, revealing Microsoft’s critical new update. Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 are the key players, with tactics involving reconnaissance and crafted POST requests. Microsoft has released security updates and urges immediate action to patch the affected systems.
Hot Take:
In the latest episode of “Cyber Intrigue,” Microsoft’s SharePoint servers are under attack from not one, not two, but three Chinese nation-state threat groups, proving once again that SharePoint is truly the VIP section of the cyber espionage club. It’s like the secret sauce for hackers looking to turn SharePoint into SharePain for IT departments everywhere. Quick! Someone call IT support before the Typhoon trio turns your server into a tropical storm of chaos!
Key Points:
– Microsoft has released critical security updates for SharePoint servers to combat ongoing cyberattacks.
– The attacks are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-49706 (spoofing) and CVE-2025-49704 (RCE).
– Chinese nation-state groups Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 are the key players behind these intrusions.
– The attacks are part of espionage and intellectual property theft campaigns targeting various sectors.
– Microsoft recommends immediate patching and enabling additional security measures like AMSI and Defender Antivirus.