U.S. Leads Coalition Accusing China of Hacking

On July 19, the United States, joined by the European Union, NATO, the other “Five Eyes” member nations (Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand), and Japan condemned the hacking of Microsoft Exchange email server software, which became public in March and is believed to be the work of hackers tied to the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS).  

The intensity of the condemnations varied. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused