Microsoft had pointed to hackers linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security for exploiting holes in the company’s email systems in March. By imposing sanctions on Russia and organising allies to condemn China, the Biden administration has delved deeper into a digital cold war with its two main geopolitical adversaries than at any time in modern history. But his administration has faced questions about how it will also address the growing threat from China, particularly after the public exposure of the Microsoft hacking. Instead, the Biden administration settled on corralling enough allies to join the public denunciation of China to maximise pressure on Beijing to curtail the cyberattacks, the official said. The joint statement criticising China, to be issued by the US, Australia, Britain Canada, the EU, Japan and New Zealand, is unusually broad.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2021 14:03 UTC