SharePoint’s cloud-based platform remains unaffected, with the vulnerabilities limited to on-premises installations, Microsoft said. Microsoft has published emergency security patches to protect users from zero-day vulnerabilities affecting its SharePoint work management software, the company said on its website. The vulnerabilities, which have led to spoofing attacks that steal sensitive data and passwords, have impacted governments, businesses and universities worldwide. “Microsoft is aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server customers by exploiting vulnerabilities partially addressed by the July Security Update,” a company blog post published on Sunday read. The vulnerabilities affect SharePoint software that operates on-premises and not the SharePoint 365 version that runs on the cloud, Microsoft said. The patches Microsoft has released, which are cumulative, are geared toward the “SharePoint Server Subscription Edition,” “SharePoint Server 2019” and “SharePoint Server 2016.” Read mo...
Republican leaders on the Senate Banking Committee said the legislation “built on” the CLARITY Act passed in the House of Representatives last week. Republican leaders on the US Senate Banking Committee have released their version of legislation for a digital asset market structure, suggesting they may be combining their efforts with a bill passed in the House of Representatives. In a Tuesday notice, four Republican senators, including banking committee chair Tim Scott and digital assets subcommittee chair Cynthia Lummis, released a discussion draft of crypto market structure legislation. According to lawmakers, the tentatively titled Responsible Financial Innovation Act “builds on” the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, which was passed in the House on July 17. Read more
SpaceX transferred $153 million in Bitcoin as political tensions rise and the Pentagon opens defense contracts to new bidders. SpaceX has moved 1,308 Bitcoin, worth approximately $153 million, in its first onchain activity in three years. The movement was flagged by Arkham Intelligence, which tracks wallets tied to the company. The Bitcoin (BTC) was withdrawn from 16 Pay-to-Public-Key-Hash (P2PKH) addresses and consolidated into a single SegWit-compatible Pay-to-Witness-Public-Key-Hash (P2WPKH) address, where it remained at time of publication. The movement of BTC from 16 separate addresses into one could make it easier to manage and possibly cheaper to spend the funds later. While the reason for moving the assets is unclear, the nature of the transfer suggests a strategic adjustment rather than a reactive action. Read more