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Microsoft says China-sponsored hackers targeted infrastructure

US tech giant says attacks targeted communications and other infrastructure in Guam and elsewhere.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023

Microsoft detects Chinese hacking of U.S. infrastructure in key Pacific island Guam

The likely aim is to "disrupt critical communications infrastructure" between U.S. and Asia in a crises, Microsoft says.

Axios · May 25, 2023

US, Microsoft warn Chinese hackers attacking 'critical' infrastructure and Guam

A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organisations, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft MSFT.O said on Wednesday. China's foreign ministry on Thursday said the reports were a disinformation campaign initiated by the US.

France 24 · May 25, 2023

'Time is moving so slowly': Two people describe the power of Typhoon Mawar in Guam

Holed up in her hotel room, Lauren Swaddell could hear the wind howl as the typhoon approached. "The coconut trees are flying everywhere," she said.

WEKU · May 24, 2023

Guam emerges to find ‘major mess’ from Typhoon Mawar

Authorities in the US territory of about 150,000 people had urged residents to take shelter ahead of storm’s arrival.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2023

Typhoon Mawar is triple threat to US Pacific territory Guam

Residents and US military bases across Guam braced against the potentially devastating impact from Typhoon Mawar as the Category 4-strength storm clipped the northern tip of the Pacific island.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

A typhoon just lashed Guam. What does federal relief look like for a U.S. territory?

Guam still faces dangerous winds and flash floods as the powerful storm moves away from the island. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero spoke to Morning Edition about damage so far and federal help on the way.

WEKU · May 24, 2023

Guam braces for potentially ‘catastrophic’ Super Typhoon Mawar

Guam is bracing to be hit by the potentially “catastrophic” Super Typhoon Mawar.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

Climate change makes Typhoon Mawar more dangerous

The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.

WEKU · May 23, 2023

Guam residents shelter, military scuttles ships as Super Typhoon Mawar closes in

A spokesperson for Naval Base Guam says officials are preparing for what could be the most powerful typhoon to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in two decades

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023