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,

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

A China-linked threat actor has been observed exploiting SharePoint servers to deliver ransomware, according to Microsoft researchers, in the latest sign of worsening attacks against on-premises SharePoint Server customers.