The US and its foreign allies accuse China of hacking Microsoft and conducting ransomware attacks in a major escalation to stave off further breaches
In a coordinated announcement, the White House and governments in Europe and Asia identified China's Ministry of State Security, the sprawling and secretive civilian intelligence agency, with using"criminal contract hackers" to conduct a range of destabilizing activities around the world for personal profit, including the Microsoft hack, according to a senior US administration official.
, which is the first time the defense bloc will publicly condemn China's cyber activities.Biden has prioritized gathering support among allies to confront China, and during his first foreign trip last month convinced leaders at the G7 and to more aggressively spell out their concerns regarding Beijing's behavior in their concluding documents.
's final communiqué mentioned China for the first time.Monday's announcement is an extension of those efforts, officials said, singling out cyber-threats as another area of concern for the global community alongside human rights and maritime aggressions.
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