Cybersecurity
Microsoft Hack Hits South Africa Companies and Treasury
Microsoft has said that attackers are specifically targeting clients running SharePoint servers from their own on-premise networks, as opposed to being hosted and managed by the tech firm.
Photographer: Adam Gray/BloombergSeveral entities in South Africa have been compromised by hackers who exploited a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers, according to Eye Security, the cybersecurity company that identified an early wave of attacks last week.
Hackers breached about 400 government agencies, corporations and other groups around the world, although the number could be a lot higher, the Dutch company said. Most of the victims are in the US, followed by Mauritius, Jordan, South Africa and the Netherlands, it added.