Microsoft: Chinese hackers hit key US bases on Guam

The malware hit facilities on Guam that would be critical to any US response to an invasion of Taiwan.

Chinese hackers used "stealthy" malware to attack critical infrastructure on American military bases in Guam, say Microsoft and Western spy agencies.A key US military outpost, Guam's ports and air bases would be crucial to any Western response to a conflict in Asia.Together with the Five Eyes alliance - comprising the intelligence agencies of the US, Australia, Britain, New Zealand and Canada - Microsoft published details of the malware on Wednesday.

It targeted, among others, communications, manufacturing, utility and transportation sectors. The purpose was to maintain access to critical systems for as long as possible. Responding to queries at a Chinese foreign ministry press briefing, spokeswoman Mao Ning called the US the "hacker empire" and dismissed the report as having a "serious lack of evidence chain".

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