- US says Microsoft Exchange hack shows ‘aggressive behavior’ by China
- UK and allies accuse Chinese state-backed group of Microsoft hack
- Explainer: what is the Microsoft hack?
3.30pm BST
This week marks six months that Democrats have held the majority in the Senate, and it kicks off with a lot of legislating on the joint pieces of infrastructure legislation that Joe Biden hopes to pass.
To recap: We have the $1.2tn bipartisan infrastructure deal focused on improving roads, bridges and public transit that Democrats worked out with Republicans. Then we have the $3.5tn human infrastructure bill focused on improving social services and environmental measures.
3.13pm BST
Secretary of state Antony Blinken has issued a statement on the People’s Republic of China and its “destabilizing and irresponsible behavior in cyberspace.”
This is in regards to the Microsoft hack that resulted in the Department of Justice filing charges against the four Chinese nationals working for the Ministry of State Security.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken releases statement regarding China’s destabilizing and irresponsible behavior in cyberspace pic.twitter.com/Q7tJnApROj
3.13pm BST
Howdy, liveblog readers. Happy Monday.
The Biden administration has joined with allies – including the EU, the UK and Nato – in accusing Chinese state-based hacking groups of being behind the exploitation of an estimated 250,000 Microsoft Exchange servers worldwide earlier this year.
There are several ways to read this, but one is pretty chilling.
DOJ says Chinese hackers were targeting research on highly infectious diseases including Ebola, MERS, and HIV.https://t.co/IERd6doOBf pic.twitter.com/PTGX8KDCdi
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