Last Updated: Microsoft After India: China Bats Away Another Cyber-attack Claim With No Specific Counter After Microsoft said hackers linked to China has hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers, Beijing has responded. A day after Microsoft said a sophisticated group of hackers linked to China has hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers, Beijing has responded. Reiterating that China "firmly opposes and combats cyber attacks and cyber theft" in all forms, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said "it is also a highly sensitive political issue to pin the label of cyber attack to a certain government."