This is the FBI, open up. China's Volt Typhoon is on your network

Nick Lawler, general manager of the Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), was at home one Friday when he got a call from the FBI alerting him that the public power utility's network had been compromised. The digital intruders turned out to be Volt Typhoon.

Lawler didn't believe it at first. LELWD provides electricity and water to the towns of Littleton and Boxborough, Massachusetts, which have a combined population of about 15,000 people. 

Go f-yourself, I'm not going to click on a link, you must think I'm an idiot. What is your name again?

"We don't have any access to large critical infrastructure. We don't own transmission. We're a distribution company. Yes, we're part of the overall grid, but the impact of taking out Littleton is small. You would never think that would be a target of any type of ...