China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ quietly built another hacking network following US crackdown, new findings say
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ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
October 28, 2026 12:00 PM ET
New research traces a three-year operation targeting government, defense and critical infrastructure networks. Sources say Energy Department facilities and utilities have also been affected.
In January 2024, a quartet of U.S. cyber and intelligence officials issued a stark public warning about Chinese hackers embedding themselves into critical infrastructure around the country. Volt Typhoon, as the group is known, was targeting systems like power grids and transportation networks, positioning itself to sabotage them should the U.S. become involved in a conflict with Beijing over Taiwan, officials assessed.
The FBI at the time had just struck at a networkof compromised routers used by the hackers to conceal their intrusions. The operation, conducted in December 2023 and announced the following month, disabled the main arm of the staging ground, dubbed KV...
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