Hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated US critical infrastructure and are “waiting for the right moment to deliver a devastating blow,” FBI director Christopher Wray claimed.
China's ongoing hacking campaign, known as Typhoon Volt, has successfully gained access to numerous American companies in telecommunications, energy, water and other critical sectors, and 23 pipeline operators have been targeted, Wray said in a speech at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. told.
At the 2024 Vanderbilt summit on modern conflicts and emerging threats, Wray said China had developed “the ability to physically damage our critical infrastructure at a time of its choosing,” saying, “Their plan is to inflict light blows on civilian infrastructure to try to trigger panic.” he said.
Earlier this week, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sözcüsü said that Volt Typhoon actually has nothing to do with the Chinese government but is part of a ransomware group.
China's Embassy in Washington said in a statement, Ministry of Foreign Affairs sözcüReferring to Sun's comment, he said: “Some in the US use tracking the source of cyber attacks as a tool to hit and blame China, claim that the US is the victim, and politicize cyber security issues.”