Microsoft SharePoint Cyberattack, WHO Condemns Israeli Attacks on Gaza Facilities, Pakistan Monsoon Deaths, Damage Increase
Andrew Sheves
Good morning,
🪲** Microsoft SharePoint Cyberattack**
Hackers exploited a security flaw in Microsoft SharePoint software to breach governments, businesses and organizations globally, stealing sensitive information including sign-in credentials and usernames. Multiple government systems were compromised including the US Department of Education, Florida’s Department of Revenue, Rhode Island General Assembly, and national governments in Europe and the Middle East. Over 10,000 companies with on-premise SharePoint servers are at risk, with researchers identifying at least 50 successful breaches across North America, South America, EU, South Africa and Australia, making it “a dream for ransomware operators” due to SharePoint’s deep integration with Microsoft’s platform. More - Bloomberg
Note - Microsoft has buried the event on its site but the engineering pages are here with details of the issue and the patches.
🇵🇸** WHO Condemns Israeli Attacks on Gaza Facilities**
The World Health Organization condemned Israeli attacks on its facilities in Deir al-Balah during the first major ground operation there since the war began, with forces attacking a staff residence three times and destroying the main warehouse. Israeli troops forced women and children to evacuate on foot while handcuffing and interrogating male staff at gunpoint, detaining four people including two WHO staff with one still held. The attacks came as Israel ordered immediate evacuation of six city blocks housing 50,000-80,000 people, with 87.8% of Gaza now under evacuation orders or Israeli militarized zones, squeezing 2.1 million people into just 46 square kilometers. More - BBC
Gaza evacuation or no go zones map via the BBC
🇵🇰** Pakistan Monsoon Deaths, Damage Increase**
A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains killed at least three people in northern Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan province, with 15 people still missing after more than eight vehicles were swept away on a highway. Flash floods damaged 50 houses, four bridges, a hotel and a school while blocking major highways, as rescue operations continue to search for survivors buried under debris. The deaths add to Pakistan’s monsoon toll of 221 people killed nationwide since June 26, including 104 children and 40 women, with meteorologists warning the heavy rains arrived earlier than usual this year. [More - Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/22/1548?utm_source=news.decis.ai&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaig
Carpe tomorrow!