The technology company Microsoft and a United States intelligence agency have denounced that an organization, sponsored by the Chinese government, is carrying out a spying and hacking campaign to “critical infrastructure” of the country.

In a statement, the technology giant said that the Chinese organization known as “Volt Typhoon” has been running a campaign of cyber attacks that could “disrupt communication” between the United States and Asia in the future.

Hackers have been active from mid 2021 and targeted organizations in Guam, an island in the Pacific that is part of the US, and elsewhere in the country. “Affected organizations span the communications, manufacturing, utilities, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology and education sectors,” Microsoft said.

The National Security Agency (NSA) confirmed the Chinese incursion also this Wednesday. “A Chinese-sponsored agent living outside (US) territory is using network-embedded tools to evade our defenses and leave no trace,” said Rob Joyce, NSA’s director of cybersecurity. .

The agency added that it is working with the governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, as well as the FBI to identify other possible cyberattacks of this type. Guam, a US territory since 1898, it is in a strategic location in the western pacific. There remains a naval and air base, where a total of 6,000 soldiers are deployed and which controls 40% of the territory.