US, Europe condemn China for ‘malicious’ Microsoft cyberattack

The United States on Monday (19 July) accused Beijing of carrying out a massive hack of Microsoft email servers and charged four Chinese nationals as it rallied the EU and other allies in rare joint statement condemning “malicious” cyber activity from China.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the attack on Microsoft Exchange, a top email server for corporations around the world, was part of a "pattern of irresponsible, disruptive and destabilising behavior in cyberspace, which poses a major threat to our economic and national security." [DANIEL CONSTANTE / Shutterstock]

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US, Europe condemn China for ‘malicious’ Microsoft cyberattack

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