Overview

• Chinese state-sponsored hackers, Volt Typhoon, have infiltrated critical US infrastructure for at least five years.
• The hackers target sectors such as communications, energy, transportation, and water, positioning themselves for potentially disruptive cyberattacks.
• US and allied security agencies, including the FBI, NSA, and CISA, have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of the threat.
• The advisory urges companies to take urgent action to mitigate the risk, highlighting the hackers' stealthy tactics.
• Concerns are heightened over the hackers' ability to disrupt US infrastructure in the event of a conflict, such as an invasion of Taiwan.