A deep dive into China’s Volt Typhoon suggests it is preparing for an assault on infrastructure

In a deep dive into the Silent Train attack tactic used by China’s Volt Typhoon cybercrime group, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs highlighted evidence of efforts to pre-position access within what it described as “strategic communications, critical infrastructure and other ecosystems that become essential during geopolitical tensions or crises.” The report, released on Wednesday, said that Silent Train is built around “rapi…

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