Chinese claim that China plays a role in U.S. cyberattacks after working behind closed doors: Report
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Chinese officials acknowledged at a December meeting that their administration was responsible for a series of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure.
The news came as the two countries continued to impose tariffs on President Donald Trump and were levied and strengthened by President Xi Jinping.
In an exclusive report, the Wall Street Journal reported that those who declined to be named claimed that Chinese officials had contacted U.S. support for Taiwan on U.S. ports, airports, utilities and other important targets.
The report noted that Biden administration officials first learned the discovery at a summit in Geneva, as their Chinese counterparts blamed the campaign on criminal organizations, known as the campaign, known as Volt Typhoon.
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Chinese officials also accuse the United States of taking blame based on their imagination.
The White House and the State Department did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment on the matter.
The Chinese Embassy told Fox Business News that China “stably opposes” the smear attack without any factual basis.
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“The characteristics of cyberspace are virtual, difficult to trace the origins and various actors, making Cyber Attacks a complex technical issue,” said Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the embassy. “We hope that all parties involved will take a professional and responsible attitude when characterizing cyber incidents and base them on sufficient evidence rather than unfounded speculation and allegations.
He added: “The United States needs to stop using cybersecurity to smear and defamate China and stop spreading all kinds of false information against the so-called threats to Chinese hackers.”
The Biden administration warned state leaders in March 2024 that hacking attacks related to Iran and China could dismantle the entire U.S. water system if cybersecurity measures are not taken.
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Then, EPA administrator Michael S. Regan and Biden’s National Security Assistant Jake Sullivan said in an email to the state governor that the cyber attack targeted U.S. water and wastewater systems, the U.S., said in an email to the state governor that the cyber attacks targeted U.S. water and wastewater systems.
The attacks could damage clean, safe drinking water and impose huge costs on affected communities, two Biden administration officials said in the letter.
Although one attack is linked to Iran, another threat comes from the state-sponsored hacker group Volt Typhoon, a group sponsored by the People's Republic of China (PRC), which damages the information technology of critical infrastructure systems, including drinking water facilities in the United States and its territory.
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When U.S. officials warn of Volt Typhoon's efforts, they also accuse China of attempting to enter the U.S. computer network in a bid to release cyberattacks in any future unforeseen conflict.
The FBI said in December that hackers in Beijing have penetrated the network of “multiple” telecom companies, allowing access to customer call records and private communications of “a limited number of individuals.” However, the FBI pointed out in December that the goal was Americans to participate in government and politics.
A federal investigation has found a large-scale cyber-level campaign by the Chinese government to steal information from Americans using American telecommunications networks. Top White House officials confirmed in December that at least eight U.S. telecom companies were affected by hacker raves.
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