Microsoft and NSA say China installed malware in US systems in Guam

Lerner · May 24, 2023

Jon Fingas
·Reporter
Wed, May 24, 2023 at 3:58 PM EDT

China may have conducted digital espionage against the US' Pacific interests. Microsoft and the National Security Agency (NSA) have revealed that an alleged state-sponsored Chinese hacking group, Volt Typhoon, installed surveillance malware in "critical" systems on the island of Guam and elsewhere in the US. The group has been operating since mid-2021 and reportedly compromised government organizations as well as communications, manufacturing, education and other sectors.

Volt Typhoon prioritizes stealth, according to the investigators. It uses "living off the land" techniques that rely on resources already present in the operating system, as well as direct "hands-on-keyboard" action. They use the command line to scrape credentials and other data, archive the info and use it to stay in targeted systems. They also try to mask their activity by sending data traffic through small and home office network hardware they control, such as routers. Custom tools help them set up a command and control channel through a proxy that keeps their info secret.
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Bill Huffman · May 24, 2023

I have a suspicion that the Chinese Government is at least pleased that some Chinese companies there are manufacturing fentanyl to sell to the Mexican cartels to smuggle into the USA. At least pleased, perhaps even encouraging.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/americas/fentanyl-us-china-mexico-precursor-intl/index.html

nosborne48 · May 25, 2023

Ain't globalization wunnerful?

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