The United States, the European Union, NATO and other world powers on Monday accused the Chinese government of an array of malicious cybersecurity incidents, blaming its Ministry of State Security (MSS) and hackers for the security attack on Microsoft's email server disclosed in early March 2021.
The condemnations represent the first time NATO has denounced the alleged Chinese cyberattacks and follow the Biden administration's pledge in June to rally U.S. allies against the People's Republic of China (PRC) malicious cyber activities, the Washington Post reports. "Today, countries around the world are making it clear that concerns regarding the PRC’s malicious cyber activities is bringing them together to call out those activities, promote network defense and cybersecurity, and act to disrupt threats to our economies and national security," a White House statement reads.