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Erin Hale

DARK SECRETS: Microsoft says china sponsored hackers targeted infrastructure | Rare Historical Photos

US infrastructure has been targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hacking attacks, according to Microsoft and Western cyber-agencies [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters]

Taipei, Taiwan – Microsoft and the “Five Eyes” network of Western intelligence partners have accused Chinese state-sponsored hackers of carrying out attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States.

Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group linked to espionage activities in the past, was behind the attacks, which used techniques that could be used in other countries besides the US, spy and cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the US said on Thursday.

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