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Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, conceptual 3D illustration. Microsoft said it took control of servers that a China-based hacking group used to compromise targets consistent with that country’s geopolitical interests. The hacking group Microsoft named Nickel has been targeted by Microsoft since at least 2016, and the software company has been following the now-interrupted intelligence-gathering campaign since 2019. The attacks – against government agencies, think tanks and human rights organizations in the US and 28 other countries – Were “very mature,” Microsoft said, and used a variety of techniques, including exploiting vulnerabilities in software that the targets had...
