Chinese government-backed hackers are likely pursuing cyber capabilities that could be used to “disrupt critical communications” between the US and the Asia Pacific region in the event of a future US-China crisis, Microsoft warned on Wednesday. ”Beijing hit back against the allegations Thursday, calling them “a collective disinformation campaign of the Five Eyes coalition” – referring to the intelligence sharing grouping made up of the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose security agencies jointly issued the advisory. The Microsoft report “is a rare opportunity to investigate and prepare for this threat