Chinese Hackers

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Chinese Hackers’ Attack on Key US Bases on Guam Is Part of Unrestricted Warfare

In response to the Five Eyes Coalition’s discovery of a Chinese hacker attack on American military bases in Guam, a U.S. military expert told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is either rehearsing for an impending war or has already launched some form of war against the United States.

Together with various cybersecurity agencies under the Five Eye alliance, Microsoft released details of the covert malware attack on May 24.

The attack was carried out by Beijing-sponsored hacker group codenamed “Volt Typhoon” and relied on “living-off-the-land techniques,” according to the Microsoft report.

“Volt Typhoon has been active since mid-2021 and has targeted critical infrastructure organizations in Guam and elsewhere in the United States,” it said.

Microsoft believes that the hackers are “pursuing development of capabilities that could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia region during future crises.”

The organizations affected include communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors, as identified by the report.

Security experts observed that the hackers intended to perform spying activities and maintain access for as long as possible without being detected.
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[Carl Schuster, a retired Navy captain and former director of operations at U.S. Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center] speculated that the hacking was carried out by the strategic support force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.

Located in the Western Pacific, Guam is one of the four unincorporated organized territories of the United States. It is home to three military bases, including Andersen Air Force Base, Naval Base Guam, and Apra Harbor Naval Base. These bases have played significant roles in major conflicts, such as World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Schuster said Guam is a major strategic hub for the United States.

..."It’s also the island on which we would stage most of the support if we had to come to the Philippines defense or even Taiwan,” he explained.

Schuster believes that the hacking operation has similarities with the spy balloon incident, and both are treading in the gray area.

He said he believes they are testing the United States.
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Experts suggest that flying spy balloons over the U.S. airspace and hacking key military infrastructure are both part of the CCP’s Unrestricted Warfare strategy, a concept developed by former Chinese Air Force Majors General Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangshui in their 1999 book “Unrestricted Warfare.” They claim unrestricted warfare employs all means, including economic warfare, cyber attacks, and terrorism.