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Volt Typhoon

A picture taken on Feb. 28, 2023, shows the logo of TP-Link, a manufacturer of computer networking products, and its app Aginet, at the Mobile World Congress, the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images)

House lawmakers push Commerce Department to probe Chinese Wi-Fi router company

The top representatives from the chamber’s U.S.-China competition committee want an investigation into TP-Link Technologies and an assessment of its national security risks.
Jen Easterly, director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, testifies during a hearing by the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Easterly: Potential Chinese cyberattack could unfold like CrowdStrike error

CISA director calls CrowdStrike-linked outage a “dress rehearsal” for what China may have planned for U.S. critical infrastructure.
Members of the People’s Liberation Army flag honour guard march in Tiananmen Square after the closing session of the NPC, or National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People on March 11, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Chinese hackers are increasingly deploying ransomware, researchers say

Elite state-backed hackers are embracing the use of ransomware to obfuscate their operations. 
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Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and FBI Director Christopher Wray testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Committee heard from intelligence officials on China’s Cyber threat to the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FBI director warns of China’s preparations for disruptive infrastructure attacks

Wray indicated the FBI sees China as a more imminent threat to U.S. infrastructure as hacking groups like Volt Typhoon position resources for disruption ahead of a…
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