: Microsoft fixes bug that let Chinese hackers target Windows users #IndiaNEWS #Science New Delhi, June 16 | Microsoft has patched a serious Windows bug that allowed China government-backed hackers,

Microsoft fixes bug that let Chinese hackers target Windows users #IndiaNEWS #Science
New Delhi, June 16 | Microsoft has patched a serious Windows bug that allowed China government-backed hackers, who previously targeted the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, to actively exploit it in Microsoft Office to steal and delete users data.
According to cyber-security firm Proofpoint, the newly-discovered zero-day vulnerability titled Follina in Microsoft Office was being exploited by advanced persistent threat (APT) group TA413 linked to the Chinese government.
Microsoft strongly recommends that customers install the updates to be fully protected from the vulnerability, Microsoft said in its latest advisory on Wednesday.
Customers whose systems are configured to receive automatic updates do not need to take any further action, the company added.
Microsoft has finally released a fix for Follina, a zero-day vulnerability in Windows thats being actively exploited by state-backed hackers.
The Follina zero-day vulnerability was initially flagged to Microsoft in April.
Follina affected Microsoft Office 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, Office ProPlus, and Office 365.
An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can run arbitrary code with the privileges of the calling application. The attacker can then install programmes, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts in the context allowed by the users rights, alerted the company.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has also asked system administrators to implement Microsofts guidance for mitigating exploitation.
Chinese hackers have a long history of using software security flaws to target Tibetans.
Source: IANS

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