The intelligence agencies of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement Wednesday. Attack on Critical US Infrastructure by Chinese-sponsored hackers.
This advisory, which collects technical details, “highlights a recently discovered group of interest activities associated with a state-sponsored cyber actor from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), also known as Volt Typhoon.” “The activity is affecting networks in critical infrastructure sectors in the US, and author agencies believe the actor can apply the same techniques to this and other industries around the world.”
Microsoft reported that it “discovered covert and targeted malicious activity focused on post-compromise credential access and network system discovery targeting critical infrastructure organizations in the United States.” “The attack is carried out by Volt Typhoon, a Chinese-based state-sponsored actor. often focuses on espionage and information gatheringThe company adds that this campaign aims to develop “capabilities that can disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the US and the Asian region during future crises.”