Federal and state agencies have been plunged into panic after hackers prised open a gap in the armor of a Microsoft program’s security software, researchers have said. At least two unnamed federal agencies, as well as state legislatures, have reported problems with hacks targeting SharePoint servers, with Eye Security reportedly tracking breaches into European government servers. “There is definitely a mad scramble across the nation right now,” one person familiar with Arizona’s bid to identify weaknesses within its platforms told The Washington Post. The outlet reports private researchers have detected attempts to breach servers at universities, energy companies, and China, among other targets, in what has already been a challenging period for Microsoft’s cybersecurity. “We are seeing attempts to exploit thousands of SharePoint servers globally before a patch is available,” senior manager Pete Renals at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 told the Post. The tech giant did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.
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