Chinese hackers stole tens of thousands of emails from US State Department accounts, according to a Senate staffer. The hack, which also affected other organisations, has strained US-China relations and raised concerns about Microsoft s role in providing IT services to the US government.
The move follows a high-level hack that allowed allegedly Chinese spies to steal emails from senior U.S. officials - and complaints from security specialists and lawmakers against paying for tools
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