"U.S. Counters China's Infrastructure Hacking Threat with Botnet Disruption"

The FBI has disrupted a botnet of U.S.-based routers hijacked by a China-based hacking group known as "Volt Typhoon," which was preparing to target American critical infrastructure. The group used malware-infected routers to mask their activities, prompting the FBI to remove the malware and cut off communication between the routers. The Chinese Foreign Ministry denies the accusations, while FBI Director Christopher Wray warns of the significant threat posed by China's cyber operations and urges investment in the FBI's cyber capacity to defend against such attacks.