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Volt Typhoon rarely uses malware in their post-compromise activity. Instead, they issue commands via the command line to first collect data, including credentials from local and network systems, put the data into an archive file to stage it for exfiltration, and then use the stolen valid credentials to maintain persistence.
An advanced group of Chinese hackers taking aim at U.S. critical infrastructure have been active for as long as half a decade, American and allied intelligence agencies said in a joint statement ...
Known as Volt Typhoon, the malicious cyber activity has alarmed intelligence officials who say it is part of a larger effort to compromise Western critical infrastructure, including naval ports ...
An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access to numerous American companies in telecommunications, energy, water and other critical sectors, with 23 ...
[97] [98] [99] In January 2024, US authorities stated that they disrupted an operation by Volt Typhoon that had access to critical infrastructure in the US for at least five years. [100] [101] In February 2024, OpenAI announced that it had shut down accounts used by the Charcoal Typhoon and Salmon Typhoon hacking groups. The groups had been ...
In September 2020, it was reported that the U.S. State Department cancelled the visas of 1,000 Chinese students and researchers. The authorities claimed that the students had ties to the People's Liberation Army and also accused some of them of conducting espionage. The U.S. began revoking these visas on June 1, 2020. [86]
Microsoft said in May that Volt Typhoon has been active since mid-2021, stealthily finding and maintaining access in the networks of critical infrastructure providers, with the likely aim of ...
Voice of America reported in April 2020 that "U.S. intelligence agencies concluded the Chinese hackers meddled in both the 2016 and 2018 elections" and "Internet security researchers say there have already been signs that China-allied hackers have engaged in so-called 'spear-phishing' attacks on American political targets" ahead of the 2020 ...