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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

US government agencies are under attack in widespread Microsoft hack

Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington - (AP)

A major hack targeting servers running Microsoft’s SharePoint software has reportedly impacted at least two U.S. government agencies among hundreds of other targets around the world.

Tens of thousands of servers hosting the software, which is used for sharing and managing documents, could potentially be at risk as a result of the “zero day” cyberattack, according to The Washington Post.

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