The state-sponsored hacker group Volt Typhoon, based in China, has been operating within parts of the nation’s vital infrastructure networks for at least five years, according to a statement released by the U.S. government on Wednesday.
In the United States and Guam, the threat actor targets the water and wastewater infrastructure, energy, communications, and transportation sectors.
The U.S. authoring agencies assess with high confidence that Volt Typhoon actors are pre-positioning themselves on IT networks to enable lateral movement to OT assets to disrupt functions.
Volt Typhoon’s choice of targets and pattern of behavior is inconsistent with traditional cyber espionage read more Chinese Hackers Operate Undetected in U.S. Critical Infrastructure for Half a Decade.
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