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What to know about ToolShell, the SharePoint threat under mass exploitation
The name was coined by Dinh Ho Anh, a researcher from Khoa of Viettel Cyber Security, who developed the exploit. The ...
Patch SharePoint Now: Microsoft Servers at Risk of New ToolShell RCE Attack
If exploited, attackers can gain full access to SharePoint content and potentially pivot to Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive.
Microsoft links Sharepoint ToolShell attacks to Chinese hackers
Hackers with ties to the Chinese government have been linked to a recent wave of widespread attacks targeting a Microsoft ...
Computer Weekly2d
Patch ToolShell SharePoint zero-day immediately, says Microsoft
The active exploitation of a dangerous zero-day vulnerability chain in Microsoft SharePoint – which was disclosed over the ...
SecurityWeek1d
ToolShell Zero-Day Attacks on SharePoint: First Wave Linked to China, Hit High-Value Targets
More details emerged on the ToolShell zero-day attacks targeting SharePoint servers, but confusion remains over the ...
Computer Weekly1d
Chinese cyber spies among those linked to SharePoint attacks
Exploitation of the ToolShell RCE zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint continues to gather pace, with evidence emerging of ...
Microsoft SharePoint Servers in Thousands of Firms Targeted Using ToolShell Zero-Day Vulnerability
Unknown threat actors are using a weaponised version of an exploit showcased at Pwn2Own Berlin in May to target SharePoint ...
"We’re witnessing an urgent and active threat" — Microsoft SharePoint "ToolShell" vulnerability is being attacked globally
The term "zero-day" attack refers to when a previously unknown vulnerability is targeted. Tens of thousands of servers are ...
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Microsoft Says Chinese APTs Exploited ToolShell Zero-Days Weeks Before Patch
Microsoft says the Chinese threat actors Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 have been exploiting the ToolShell ...
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SharePoint 'ToolShell' Vulnerabilities Exploited by Chinese Nation-State Hackers
Microsoft has observed three China-based threat actors, Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon and Storm-2603, exploiting the ...
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Microsoft Fix Targets Attacks on SharePoint Zero-Day
Microsoft also has issued a patch for a related SharePoint vulnerability — CVE-2025-53771; Microsoft says there are no signs ...
Update: New version of Sharepoint 2016 fixes toolshell vulnerability
Microsoft is following up and is also releasing a patch for the 2016 edition of Sharepoint. Admins should install this ...