How China-linked Volt Typhoon hackers breached local utilities and the US DOD's sensitive networks in Guam, a US territory vital for defending Taiwan militarily
Small-scale telecommunications networks and utilities on a remote Pacific island are up against what US intelligence agencies say is an unprecedented Chinese cyberwar plan. Bluesky: @emg8 and @dakotaindc X: @davehatter and @katrinamanson . LinkedIn: Regina Phelps Bluesky: @emg8 : Worst-case scenarios for a US-China conflict usually involve China invading Taiwan & seeking to disable growing US military capability in Guam to impede a response.This could mean a missile attack.But the top US military leader on Guam says cyberattacks more likely www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... Dakota / @dakotaindc : Great report by Bloomberg on Volt Typhoon. I am particularly happy to see public accounting of the critical infrastructure operators' reluctance to act or accept help. Congress must act to create cybersecurity standards and punitive enforcement mechanisms. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... [images] X: Dave Hatter / @davehatter : Small-scale telecommunications networks and utilities on a remote Pacific island are up against what US intelligence agencies say is an unprecedented Chinese cyberwar plan. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Katrina Manson / @katrinamanson : By the end of 2022, DOD confirmed sensitive defense networks on Guam had been infiltrated. The immediate reaction of a former US defense official briefed on the findings: “Holy cow!” Read our @BW Big Take on alleged Chinese hacking threats to Guam: https://www.bloomberg.com/... LinkedIn: Regina Phelps : This is rather chilling. It feels like we were walking in the dark. It is disconcerting that critical US infrastructure was so poorly protected …