Australia’s Spy Chief Exposes Chinese Hackers Probing Critical Networks| APT

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Australia’s spy chief has accused hackers working for the Chinese government and military of probing the nation’s telecommunications and critical infrastructure networks. Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), revealed that Chinese groups known as “Salt Typhoon” and “Volt Typhoon” have targeted vital sectors including power, water, transport, and communications. Burgess warned that such cyber intrusions could pave the way for sabotage, capable of crippling Australia’s economy and endangering lives. He cautioned that these are “not hypotheticals,” as foreign governments actively explore scenarios to disrupt essential services. #australia #china #apt

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00:00ASIO is aware of one nation state and no prizes for guessing who, conducting multiple

00:12attempts to scan and penetrate critical infrastructure in Australia and other Five Eyes countries,

00:18targeting water, transport, telecommunications and energy networks.

00:25You may have heard about the oddly named Salt Typhoon and Vault Typhoon hacking groups.

00:31I know many of you are confounded by those silly nicknames, as am I, so let me decode

00:36them further.

00:38These hacking groups work for the Chinese government intelligence and military agencies.

00:43Both groups were involved in the theft of sensitive information.

00:48But the real danger was the threat of sabotage, disruption to critical infrastructure.

00:55Salt Typhoon's intent was espionage.

00:58They penetrated the United States telecommunications systems to gain access to the nation's communications

01:03through a strategic spying operation.

01:07And they have been probing our telecommunications networks in Australia too.

01:13In contrast, Vault Typhoon's intent was disruptive.

01:17The hackers compromised American critical infrastructure networks to pre-position for sabotage.

01:23The penetrations gave China the ability to turn off telecommunications and other critical

01:28infrastructure networks.

01:30And yes, we have seen the Chinese hackers probing our critical infrastructure here as well.

01:39What are the implications if a nation state took down all of our networks, or turned off the

01:44power during a heat wave, or polluted our water supply, or crippled our financial system?

01:52I assure you these are not hypotheticals.

01:55Foreign governments have elite teams investigating these possibilities today.

02:00And there are multiple scenarios where nation states' intent could shift from stealing and

02:05meddling to disruption and damage.

02:35your directives can be counter-rebotham, or melhor-control.

02:39You've done so.

02:40You've got these problems that are delightful.

02:41You've got these problems that do I need you know, ?

02:42But there are multiple scenarios where people can use that sound effect.

02:45And so you've found them like, there's a range of subconscious knowledge.

02:47You've got these problems that do I need you to go into the direction.

02:49You've got these problems that do I need you to do?

02:51So you know thebles that do I need you to do?

02:53So, you've got these problems that thank you to try and you to try and you to try and you can

02:55what's to do.

02:59You're going to be curious.

03:00I need to be curious.

03:01You've got a problem.

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