State-sponsored hacking group (China)
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Active since at least 2021, ongoing threat to US infrastructure
Chinese hackers have burrowed deep into America's power grids, water systems, telecommunications networks, and transportation infrastructure—not to steal secrets, but to flip a kill switch. The Pentagon's December 2024 report confirms what intelligence agencies have warned: Beijing expects to fight and win a war over Taiwan by 2027, and cyber operations like Volt Typhoon have pre-positioned capabilities to cripple American response by shutting down pipelines, derailing trains, and severing communications between the mainland and Hawaii. In a stunning development, Chinese officials indirectly admitted in a secret December Geneva meeting that Volt Typhoon attacks were linked to U.S. support for Taiwan—the first time Beijing has acknowledged involvement.
Updated Dec 26, 2025
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