Old SharePoint gaps still expose critical services to ransomware
Daily Cyber News: Old SharePoint gaps still expose critical services to ransomware
Water, telecom, government, and university organizations remain exposed to ransomware through SharePoint weaknesses disclosed more than a year ago. Warlock operators recently hit at least four organizations across Europe, Africa, and Latin America. They used unpatched SharePoint servers to get inside and then expanded through the Windows domain.
Key context: The operation shows how an old internet-facing weakness can become a much wider enterprise incident.
Additional detail: For leaders, delayed remediation can turn a known application weakness into disruption across essential operations.
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