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The Star
30-07-2025
- Science
- The Star
US Fermilab hit in cyberattack targeting Microsoft's SharePoint, Bloomberg News reports
Microsoft logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (Reuters) -One of the U.S. Department of Energy's 17 national labs was attacked by hackers as part of a recent campaign seeking to exploit flaws in Microsoft's SharePoint software, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a department spokesperson. "Attackers did attempt to access Fermilab's SharePoint servers," a Department of Energy spokesperson told Bloomberg, referring to the U.S. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. "The attackers were quickly identified, and the impact was minimal, with no sensitive or classified data accessed," the spokesperson said, adding that Fermilab's servers are back online and running normally. Microsoft, Fermilab and the U.S. Department of Energy did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. A security patch released by Microsoft last month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the U.S. tech giant's SharePoint server software that had been identified in May, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage operation. Fermilab, established in 1967, is "America's particle physics and accelerator laboratory," according to its website. Last week, a U.S. Department of Energy spokesperson told Reuters that on July 18 a SharePoint security flaw impacted its systems, including those of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. The department had stated that all affected systems were being restored. (Reporting by Abu Sultan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler and Muralikumar Anantharaman)


Zawya
28-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
IMF board approves Zambia programme review, unlocking about $184mln
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday its executive board had completed a fifth review of Zambia's loan programme, unlocking another disbursement of about $184 million. The fund said the loan programme would seek to "entrench macroeconomic stability, restore debt and fiscal sustainability, enhance public governance, and foster inclusive growth" for Zambia. The copper-rich Southern African country is recovering from a severe regional drought, which curbed economic growth after years of protracted debt-restructuring negotiations. Zambia battled its way to a restructuring deal with its primary creditors last year. It has yet to agree terms with some smaller creditors including Afreximbank. Its finance ministry expects growth to pick up 5.8% this year and 6.4% in 2026. Analysts do not foresee U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on copper being a major drag on growth as exports to the U.S. are limited and volatility in the copper price is expected to be temporary. (Reporting by Kopano Gumbi and Abu Sultan; Editing by Chris Reese and David Gregorio)