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New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) 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. “Customers whose systems are configured to receive automatic updates...
