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What is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure

  • Written by Richard Forno, Principal Lecturer in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageU.S.-China antagonism is particularly acute in the realm of hacking and cybersecurity.AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato

Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group. The United States government and its primary global intelligence partners, known as the Five Eyes, issued a warning on March 19, 2024, about the group’s activity targeting...

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