Microsoft fixes bug that let Chinese hackers target Windows users

Microsoft has patched a serious Windows bug that allowed China government-backed hackers, who previously targeted the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, to actively exploit it in Microsoft Office to steal and delete users’ data.
According to cyber-security firm Proofpoint, the newly-discovered zero-day vulnerability titled ‘Follina’ in Microsoft Office was being exploited by advanced persistent threat (APT) group ‘TA413’ linked to the Chinese government.
“Microsoft strongly recommends that customers install the updates to be fully protected from the vulnerability,” Microsoft said in its latest advisory on Wednesday.