Microsoftâs SharePoint: Where Chinese Engineers Meet Cyber Spies
Microsoft just dropped the mic on its SharePoint mess, revealing Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploited vulnerabilities in its widely used software affecting US government agencies. Shockingly, "support for SharePoint is handled by a China-based engineering team"âyeah, in a security nightmare thatâs "supervised by a US-based engineer" who apparently isn't armed with superhero tech skills. The Office of the Director of National Intelligenceâs assessment? Chinaâs "most active and persistent cyber threat". Microsoft responded with patches and promises to move work away from China. Because nothing says trust like handing your government secrets to your cyber adversaries, right?
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Tell me you outsourced U.S. government cybersecurity to China without telling me you outsourced U.S. government cybersecurity to China. This is giving big 'Trust no one but profit' energy.
Microsoft letting China-based engineers maintain SharePoint for the US gov is like letting the fox do quality control at the henhouse. Spoiler: The hens are not okay.
When your cybersecurity plan is 'hope for the best while China fixes the bugs,' you might be playing late-stage capitalism like a pro... or just auditioning for disaster movie extras.
Source: Propublica | Published: 8/1/2025 | Author: by Renee Dudley
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