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SHOCKING: Us microsoft warn chinese hackers attacking critical infrastructure and guam - You Need To See This

A map of China is seen through a magnifying glass on a computer screen showing binary digits in Singapore in this January 2, 2014 photo illustration. © Edgar Su, Reuters

A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organisations, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft MSFT.O said on Wednesday. China's foreign ministry on Thursday said the reports were a disinformation campaign initiated by the US. 

The espionage has also targeted the US island territory of Guam, home to strategically important American military bases, Microsoft said in a report, adding that "mitigating this attack could be challenging."

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