US Air Force blocks SharePoint and Teams

The US Air Force has confirmed it is investigating a “privacy-related issue” amid reports of a Microsoft SharePoint breach and the shutdown of the entire service, making mission records and other critical tools unavailable to service members.

“The Department of the Air Force is aware of an issue related to privacy,” an Air Force spokesperson told The Register on Wednesday, while declining to answer specific questions about the alleged digital intrusion.

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The Air Force's confirmation comes after a breach notification, shared on social media, allegedly originated from the Technology and Information Directorate of the Air Force Personnel Center.

“This message is informing you of a critical exposure of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) related to USAF SharePoint permissions,” the notice reads. “As a result of this breach, all USAF SharePoints will be blocked across the Air Force to protect sensitive information.”

Two other Microsoft services, Teams and Power BI dashboards, will also be blocked because they both access SharePoint, the notice said, adding that restoration could take up to two weeks.

It's unclear which services are currently offline. A department spokesperson said the military branch "cannot confirm" that SharePoint and Teams have been disabled.

A Microsoft spokesperson told The Register that Redmond “has nothing to share at this time” and declined to answer specific questions.

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