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FBI director warns of China’s preparations for disruptive infrastructure attacks

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Wray indicated the FBI sees China as a more imminent threat to U.S. infrastructure as hacking groups like Volt Typhoon position resources for disruption ahead of a potential confrontation with the U.S. over Taiwan as early as 2027.

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US Treasury Slaps Sanctions on China-Linked APT31 Hackers

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The US Treasury Department sanctions a pair of Chinese hackers linked to “malicious cyber operations targeting US critical infrastructure sectors.”
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Five Eyes Agencies Issue New Alert on Chinese APT Volt Typhoon

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Government agencies in the Five Eyes countries warn critical infrastructure entities of Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon.
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Tenable: Cyber Security Pros Should Worry About State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks

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The outing of China-backed threat actor Volt Typhoon and Microsoft’s compromise by Russia-backed Midnight Blizzard provide important cyber security strategy lessons for Australia, says Tenable. Continue reading Tenable: Cyber Security Pros Should Worry About State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks→

Volt Typhoon targeted emergency management services, per report

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Dragos researchers found that the China-sponsored hacking group has been attacking electric utilities since 2023.

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CISA: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Planning Critical Infrastructure Disruption

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New CISA alert includes technical mitigations to harden attack surfaces and instructions to hunt for the Chinese government-backed hackers.
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Feds: Chinese hacking operations have been in critical infrastructure networks for five years

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FBI, NSA and CISA officials warn that Volt Typhoon actors are “pre-positioning themselves on IT networks to enable lateral movement to OT assets to disrupt functions.”

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FBI Disrupts Chinese State-Backed Volt Typhoon’s KV Botnet

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The KV Botnet, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor group gained widespread attention for compromising hundreds of U.S.-based small office/home office (SOHO) routers.
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US Says It Disrupted a China Cyber Threat, but Warns Hackers Could Still Wreak Havoc for Americans

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Chinese government hackers are busily targeting water treatment plants, the electrical grid, transportation systems and other critical infrastructure inside the United States, FBI Director Chris Wray told lawmakers.
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