A program to share information with cybersecurity companies may have exposed unpatched flaws in the company’s SharePoint service.

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Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

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Microsoft contained a major SharePoint security flaw, amid fresh questions about the future of its legacy on-premises software.

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The number of companies and organizations compromised by a security vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint servers is increasing rapidly, with the tally of victims soaring more than six-fold in a few days,