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Earlier this year, Microsoft said state-backed Chinese hackers were targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork to disrupt critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises. (AFP) Earlier this year, Microsoft said state-backed Chinese hackers were targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork to disrupt critical communications between the U.S. and Asia during future crises. (AFP)

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Microsoft in a blog post on Tuesday said a China-based hacking group, which it identified as Storm-0558, gained access to email accounts linked to 25 organizations, including Western European government agencies.

The breach was detected weeks later when customers complained to Microsoft about abnormal mail activity.

“We assess this adversary is focused on espionage, such as gaining access to email systems for intelligence collection,” Charlie Bell, Microsoft’s executive vice president of security, said in a separate Microsoft post.

A Washington Post The report cited a statement from US officials claiming Storm-0558 also breached unclassified email accounts linked to the US government.

China on Wednesday said the Microsoft accusation was meant to divert attention from US cyber activities.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, said the accusation was “disinformation” aimed at diverting attention from US cyberattacks on China.

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Updated: 12 Jul 2023, 06:59 PM IST

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