China has denied being responsible for a massive hack of Microsoft servers after it was accused in a rare joint statement by the US, UK, EU, Australia, NATO and others. America made the allegations after a hack of Microsoft Exchange servers in January that affected some 30,000 organisations worldwide including defence contractors and think-tanks. The statement also singled out a hack of Microsoft Exchange servers that began in January this year and affected at least 30,000 organisations worldwide. NATO offered 'solidarity' over the Microsoft hacking without directly assigning blame, while noting that allies United States, Britain and Canada found China to be responsible. The Microsoft hack, which exploited flaws in the Microsoft Exchange service, affected at least 30,000 US organizations including local governments as well as organizations worldwide.

Source: Daily Mail July 20, 2021 07:41 UTC