U.S. and allied cybersecurity agencies, including CISA, NSA, FBI, DOE, EPA, TSA, and counterparts from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, have issued an advisory warning about the threat of People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors, known as Volt Typhoon, targeting critical infrastructure. These actors are reportedly pre-positioning themselves within networks to enable fast action in the event of a conflict, such as one involving Taiwan. The advisory aims to help protect against these cyber threats by detailing sophisticated techniques used by the attackers to maintain persistent access and camouflage their activity. Concurrently, a House Select Committee report accuses five U.S. venture capital firms of funding blacklisted Chinese AI and semiconductor companies, potentially fueling the growth of sectors now considered national security threats by the U.S. government.
U.S. cyber officials said they have discovered China-sponsored hackers lurking in critical American computer networks for several years, positioning themselves to disrupt communications, energy, transportation and water systems. https://t.co/3crqmKefgo
A congressional investigation has determined that five American firms invested more than $1 billion in China’s semiconductor industry since 2001, fueling the growth of a sector that the United States government now regards as a national security threat. https://t.co/EBmXNv3cD2
FBI, NSA and CISA officials warn that Volt Typhoon actors are "pre-positioning themselves on IT networks to enable lateral movement to OT assets to disrupt functions." https://t.co/MFRrYqyJrw https://t.co/nvOUXzkGrC
China ‘Pre-Positioning’ Malware for Attacks on US Infrastructure During Conflict: CISA https://t.co/2m8u2rJMOV #CCP
House committee report trashing VCs for investing in China focuses heavily on Lip-Bu Tan, a widely respected figure in Silicon Valley. https://t.co/ofC9FbVack
🎥FINDINGS RELEASED: Our bipartisan investigation into U.S. venture capital firms investing in China’s military and human rights abuses. - SEQUOIA CAPITAL CHINA - QUALCOMM VENTURES - GSR VENTURES - GGV CAPITAL - WALDEN What we found was far beyond anything we anticipated…👇 https://t.co/sEEJ0n3btp
🚨🚨🚨🚨 HOW AMERICAN VENTURE CAPITAL FUELS THE PRC MILITARY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES 🚨🚨🚨🚨 THANK YOU @REPGALLAGHER REPORT HERE: https://t.co/gS7pVrsw7Z https://t.co/rXA9u72X5U
Tough day to be at these VCs "Funds supplied by the five firms — GGV Capital, GSR Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Sequoia Capital and Walden International — went to more than 150 Chinese companies, according to the report" 👀👀👀 @GGVCapital @sequoia @GSRVentures @QualcommVenture https://t.co/BxgQUafTFw
Five US VC firms have been accused of funneling billions into blacklisted AI and semiconductor companies, according to a new House Select Committee report. https://t.co/fl3U0iXuDa
JUST IN: At least five U.S. venture capital firms have been accused of funding blacklisted Chinese AI and semiconductor companies, according to a new report from the House Select Committee on China. https://t.co/Rjyyw6vEUz
A year ago, @jacobhelberg, myself & others raised a storm on Twitter about half the major US VCs investing into Chinese firms working w/ the CCP At noon, Congress is releasing their report into 5 firms, confirming billions of dollars flowing to firms helping violate human rights https://t.co/FJvvg3Ukz9 https://t.co/mIGmkvhu1V
Top U.S. Venture Firms Funded Blacklisted Chinese Companies, House Committee Says https://t.co/HF410lXmrz
Five U.S. venture-capital firms invested billions of dollars in Chinese companies developing technology allegedly used in human-rights abuses and by the Chinese military, says a Congressional report https://t.co/WS5MJkZrm5 https://t.co/WS5MJkZrm5
US House investigation: GGV, GSR, Qualcomm Ventures, Sequoia, and Walden invested $1B+ in China's chip industry across 150+ deals between 2001 and August 2023 (New York Times) https://t.co/ULXTwxJLtS 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/HqF1JhY1E3
Top U.S. Venture Firms Funded Blacklisted Chinese Companies, House Committee Says - WSJ https://t.co/WQ7fgaG0xd
The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a warning about state-sponsored cyber-attackers hiding on critical infrastructure networks. Read more about it here. https://t.co/IMca69v0Zz #NCSC | #Cyber | #Report
The #FBI & its partners released a new #Cybersecurity Advisory warning that cyber actors associated with the People’s Republic of China are attempting to pre-position for cyberattacks against critical infrastructure in the event of a conflict with the U.S.https://t.co/qNC1yRZSLu https://t.co/0HvOoqdWxr
(1/3) I strongly urge everyone to take note of new intelligence revealing the growing threat CCP hacking poses to the U.S. Volt Typhoon hackers aren't amateurs tinkering with computers. https://t.co/aE23osakEy
CISA cybersecurity advisory: “PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and Maintain Persistent Access to U.S. Critical Infrastructure” https://t.co/fU8iqqBtVc pdf 👉🏻https://t.co/c2YorTBk0x https://t.co/rF1LOSOqMC https://t.co/v27AYnnM8P
CISA, FBI, DOE, and TSA just held a media briefing about today's cybersecurity advisory on China's targeting of U.S. and allied critical infrastructure (https://t.co/UZ6s2eW3Eo). A few highlights below...
Along with @NSACyber, @FBI, @ENERGY, @EPA, @TSA, @CyberGovAU, @cybercentre_ca, @NCSC & NCSC-NZ, we published an advisory on how to protect against cyber threats from People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actor #VoltTyphoon 👉 https://t.co/tTqWCQ9yw2 https://t.co/M77xh0cFYn
“The UK and allies have issued a fresh warning to critical infrastructure operators today (Wednesday) about the threat from cyber attackers using sophisticated techniques to camouflage their activity on victims’ networks.” https://t.co/wHSEo4oaKO
🚨Chinese cyber threat actors pre-position themselves for disruptive or destructive cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure in the event of a major conflict with the U.S. New report from @CISAgov, @NSACyber, + @FBI—quick summary below. https://t.co/0iQXZ8bKoa
People’s Republic of China-sponsored actors are targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, pre-positioning for disruptive actions. We’ve joined with @CISACyber, @FBI, and others to address this activity. Read our advisory now: https://t.co/6flwPx35Gx https://t.co/bUTCPaaD0N
China's cyberattackers target US and allied militaries with "pre-positioning", which means placing soldiers and weapons — or embedding malware in online networks—to enable fast action in conflict, such as US backing Taiwan if China invades @dktatlow https://t.co/iJnI9jGgbx