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State-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting US critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of critical communications between the US and Asia during future crises, Microsoft said Wednesday.

State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally.

Chinese government-backed hackers are likely pursuing cyber capabilities that could be used to disrupt critical communications between the US and the Asia Pacific region in the event of a future US-China crisis, Microsoft warns.

The hacking, dubbed Volt Typhoon, started in mid-2021 and likely aimed at hampering the US if there was a conflict

State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while

Microsoft detected a mysterious computer code appearing in different telecommunications systems. A Chinese government-operated espionage group has hacked into critical systems in multiple locations in the United States, including the island territory of Guam.

Microsoft singled out Guam, a US island in the Pacific Ocean with an important military installation, as one of the targets, but added that malicious activity had been discovered elsewhere in the US

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A state-sponsored group of hackers, which it calls Volt Typhoon, has been active since mid-2021, Microsoft warns. It says organizations affected by the hacking — which seeks persistent access — are in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, information technology and education sectors.

A shadowy Chinese government-backed hacking group attacked critical U.S. networks, including in Guam, where it may have spied on the U.S.