Ransomware gangs are on the hunt for organizations that have yet to patch their vulnerable Microsoft SharePoint servers. Why it matters: Those could include organizations across the government and sectors including education,

Multiple hacking groups—including state actors from China—have targeted a vulnerability in older, on-premises versions of the file-sharing tool after a flawed attempt to patch it.

Threat actors exploit SharePoint flaws to access internal systems, steal sensitive data, and carry out surveillance, impersonation, and extortion.