India, July 22 -- Microsoft is dealing with a high-stakes security mess. A zero-day vulnerability in its on-premises SharePoint servers is under active attack, and close to 100 organizations are already affected. This isn't theoretical. The exploit was live, unpatched, and fully weaponized before defenders could catch up.

Private companies, government bodies, and enterprise-level users, basically anyone running SharePoint Server in-house. The attackers are gaining full access to compromised systems, using the flaw to drop malware, create backdoors, or silently monitor internal networks. The breach opens the door to credential theft, data leaks, and long-term surveillance.

What makes this different is the stealth. There's no flashy ranso...