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,

The company has been called out repeatedly for inadequate security practices, and now we have another case in point: a successful SharePoint hack that’s among the worst in Microsoft’s history.

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