![]() ![]() The NSA and other Western cyber agencies urged companies that operate critical infrastructure to identify malicious activity using the technical guidance they issued. military networks and other critical infrastructure if China invades Taiwan. Security analysts expect Chinese hackers could target U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan. "There is greater interest in this actor because of the geopolitical situation."Īs China has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure in its claim to democratically governed Taiwan, U.S. The Chinese activity is unique and worrying also because analysts don't yet have enough visibility on what this group might be capable of, he added. "It means they are preparing for that possibility," said John Hultquist, who heads threat analysis at Google's Mandiant Intelligence. Microsoft analysts said they had "moderate confidence" this Chinese group, which it dubbed as 'Volt Typhoon', was developing capabilities that could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia region during future crises. ![]() Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand warned they could be targeted by the hackers too. Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify breaches. National Security Agency (NSA) said it was working with partners including Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK, as well as the U.S. It was not immediately clear how many organizations were affected, but the U.S. "But no matter what varied methods are used, none of this can change the fact that the United States is the empire of hacking," she told a regular press briefing in Beijing. government was expanding its channels of disinformation beyond government agencies. for geopolitical reasons and that the report from Microsoft analysts showed that the U.S. Mao said the campaign was launched by the U.S. While China and the United States routinely spy on each other, analysts say this is one of the largest known Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns against American critical infrastructure.Ĭhinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday the hacking allegations were a "collective disinformation campaign" from the Five Eyes countries, a reference to the intelligence sharing grouping of countries made up of the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK. island territory of Guam, home to strategically important American military bases, Microsoft said in a report, adding that "mitigating this attack could be challenging." critical infrastructure organizations, from telecommunications to transportation hubs, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday. May 24 (Reuters) - A state-sponsored Chinese hacking group has been spying on a wide range of U.S. ![]()
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