Microsoft says Chinese state-sponsored hackers attacked 'critical' infrastructure
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) said on Wednesday that state-sponsored hackers from China attacked "critical" infrastructure in the U.S. across a wide swath of industries.
The group, known as Volt Typhoon, conducted an attack that "could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia region during future crises," Microsoft said in a blog post.

The industries that were impacted span across the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology and education sectors, Microsoft added.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft (MSFT) said it directly notified targeted or compromised customers and issued best practices to better secure their operations.
Microsoft (MSFT) shares were down fractionally in late Wednesday trading.