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The Verge
40 minutes ago
- Business
- The Verge
US nuclear weapons agency reportedly breached in Microsoft SharePoint attacks
Hours after Microsoft revealed hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government have been exploiting a flaw in its SharePoint software, Bloomberg News reports that the National Nuclear Security Administration has also been breached in the attacks. A single source tells Bloomberg that the department, which provides the Navy with nuclear reactors for submarines, was caught up in the zero-day vulnerability that has hit more than 50 organizations in recent days. The exploit affects on-premises versions of SharePoint, but not the SharePoint Online service that Microsoft operates as part of its Microsoft 365 cloud service. While the nuclear weapons agency has reportedly been affected by the SharePoint exploit, no sensitive or classified information has leaked according to Bloomberg. That might be because the US Department of Energy uses Microsoft 365 cloud systems for a lot of its SharePoint work. 'The department was minimally impacted due to its widespread use of the Microsoft M365 cloud and very capable cybersecurity systems,' says a Department of Energy spokesperson in a statement to Bloomberg. 'A very small number of systems were impacted. All impacted systems are being restored.' Microsoft has now patched all versions of SharePoint that are impacted by the zero-day exploit. The flaw allowed hackers to remotely access SharePoint servers and steal data, passwords, and even move across connected services. The exploit appears to have originated from a combination of two bugs that were presented at the Pwn2Own hacking contest in May. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Tom Warren Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Microsoft Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Security Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Tech
Wall Street Journal
a day ago
- Wall Street Journal
China's Xi Gives Up Air Miles for More Time at Home
Chinese leader Xi Jinping isn't quite the frequent flier he used to be. People are wondering why. The most well-traveled leader in China's history has reduced his international journeys in recent years, easing a once-packed diplomatic schedule that had honed his reputation as a globe-trotting statesman.
France 24
2 days ago
- Business
- France 24
China starts construction on world's biggest hydropower project in Tibet
06:06 From the show Reading time 1 min Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended a ceremony on Saturday marking the start of construction for a new $167 billion mega dam project in Tibet. The project aims to boost the national economy as well as increase the country's capacity to produce clean energy, but it raises risks to biodiversity and to relations with India. Also in this edition, we look at the success of Barcelona's tourist tax scheme.
NHK
5 days ago
- Business
- NHK
China looks to reduce its dependence on the US
From soybeans to the China Railway Express: how Beijing is working to make the Chinese economy less reliant on the United States.
Fox News
6 days ago
- Business
- Fox News
Temu sued by Kentucky for allegedly giving China ‘unfettered' access to user data
FIRST ON FOX: Kentucky's attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against e-commerce giant Temu, alleging that its app illegally gives the Chinese government access to Americans' user data and that the company lifts intellectual property from U.S.-owned companies. In a complaint filed in Woodford County Circuit Court, state attorneys asked for an injunction against Temu, an Amazon rival with a China-originating parent company, for what they described as "multifold" harms. Kentucky investigators identified "code-level behaviors" in the Temu app that involved the collection of users' sensitive personal data in a manner that was not secure, in violation of state consumer protection laws, the attorneys said. "These privacy and security harms are compounded both because the Temu app is purposely designed to evade detection … and because Defendants — by their own [acknowledgment] — have a portion of their operations located on mainland China, where cybersecurity laws allow the government unfettered access to data owned by Chinese businesses whenever it wishes," the attorneys wrote. The complaint alleged that Temu improperly collects users' Wi-Fi and GPS information, as well as camera data without appropriate permission. The attorneys also alleged that Temu brazenly sells products using stolen intellectual property of large and small brands, including that of Kentucky's historic horse racetrack in Louisville. "As of the date of this filing, Temu features dozens of what appear to be unlicensed products claiming to be from Kentucky brands like the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, Buffalo Trace Distillery and Churchill Downs," the complaint reads. Temu's parent company is PDD Holdings, which originated in China but moved to Ireland. Before launching Temu in the United States in 2022, PDD Holdings founded Temu's sister company, Pinduoduo, a Chinese online retailer. Temu has become known for its heavily discounted products and aggressive advertising strategy, which included three multimillion-dollar animated Super Bowl ads last year. Temu was Apple's most downloaded free app in 2023, according to TechCrunch. Temu's tagline is "Shop like a billionaire," though its pricing structure has in recent months been disrupted by Trump's trade war with China. Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said the company's "cheap products and flashy marketing" distract from more insidious problems. "Their platform can infect Kentuckians' devices with malware, steal their personal data and send it directly to the Chinese government," Coleman, an elected Republican and former U.S. attorney, said in a statement. "At the same time, they're eroding trust in some of Kentucky's most iconic brands, which could lead to job losses and hardship." The lawsuit is the latest instance of Temu coming under scrutiny, mainly by Republicans, for its ties to China, a top U.S. adversary. Last year, 20 GOP state attorneys general demanded information from Temu's ownership about allegations brought by Congress that its China-based suppliers used forced labor. Temu denied the claim at the time. Fox News Digital reached out to Temu for comment.
