"Rising Threat: Chinese Hackers Target US Infrastructure and Home Internet"

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The US Department of Justice revealed that Chinese hackers affiliated with the Communist Party are targeting critical infrastructure in the US, such as water treatment plants and the electrical grid. The FBI removed malware from hundreds of routers planted by the Chinese hacking group Volt Typhoon, and concerns about the scale of China’s espionage and cyber operations have been growing. Additionally, investigators in Finland claim to have used heuristic analysis to trace Monero payments, and there has been a reported increase in GPS jamming across Europe, with Estonia's Defense Forces attributing it to Russia.
- China's Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies WIRED
- Chinese hacking operations have entered a far more dangerous phase, US warns Defense One
- FBI: New cyberthreat from China targets home internet routers Scripps News
- Chinese cyber attacks are intended to 'induce societal panic' across America, security directors tell Congress Fox News
- Wray’s stunning warning points to a new age of US vulnerability CNN
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