After the Biden administration accused China of cyberattack against Microsoft, the Chinese foreign ministry hit back saying the allegations were "unreasonable criticism" and were "fabricated".

US move fabricated out of nothing, unreasonable criticism, says China on Microsoft hacking case

US President Joe Biden on Monday slammed the Chinese and Russian governments for "protecting" and "accommodating" hackers. "My understanding is that the Chinese government, not unlike the Russian government, is not doing it themselves but are protecting those who are doing it, and maybe even accommodating them being able to do it," Biden said on hacking incidents.

China, Russia protecting, maybe even accommodating hackers: Biden

Putting several rumours to rest, the US has formally accused China of hacking into the servers of Microsoft. On Monday, the White House condemned the Chinese government for leading "malicious cyber activity".

US formally accuses China of hacking Microsoft

The United States government has suffered a major hack last night in which 12 federal agencies and 18,000 users have been compromised. However, the breach is far more serious than what many had imagined as the US nuclear weapons agency was hacked too.

Hackers breach US government departments; world questions US' cybersecurity

Microsoft also had its own products leveraged to attack victims, said people familiar with the matter.

Microsoft corporation says was hit by "cyberattack" related to sweeping U.S. hack