Last May I wrote about a group of Chinese hackers who'd been identified by Microsoft after malware was discovered in telecom systems on the island of Guam.
Microsoft named the hacking group "Volt Typhoon." Advertisement Microsoft called the hacking group "Volt Typhoon" and said that it was part of a state-sponsored Chinese effort aimed at not only critical infrastructure such as communications, electric and gas utilities, but also maritime operations and transportation.
Today, FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke at a summit on emerging threats in Nashville and talked about Volt Typhoon and the threat presented by Chinese hackers.
The hackers aren't backed by the state China claims, but simply criminals looking for ransomware opportunities.
No doubt this is the sort of plausible deniability China planned on if its hackers were caught.
US allies seem convinced that Volt Typhoon is a very large Chinese operation.
Daniel Cuthbert, who sat on the UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board, said the Volt Typhoon hacking system is bigger than anything China has unleashed before... "In essence, Volt Typhoon is a campaign, albeit a very large one, by Chinese state agents actively gaining access to industrial control systems and other critical national infrastructure," Cuthbert told Newsweek.
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