Apr 11, 2025 11:25:00

The Chinese Embassy responded to reports that a senior Chinese government official had privately admitted to involvement with the threat actor 'Bolt Typhoon,' saying it 'firmly protests the groundless slander.'

It has been revealed that a Chinese government official has admitted to being involved with Volt Typhoon , a threat actor involved in attacks on US infrastructure. Until now, the Chinese government has denied any involvement when pointed out by the US or security companies, so US government officials were surprised by the admission. However, the Chinese Embassy has shown resistance to questions about this matter.

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Bolt Typhoon is a threat actor known for conducting infiltration operations targeting US infrastructure. Its incubation period spanned more than five years, and in February 2024, FBI Director Christopher Wray expressed the view that Bolt Typhoon had the purpose of disrupting US movements in the early stages of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

It turns out that the Chinese government hacker group 'Bolt Typhoon' has been hiding in major US infrastructure for more than five years, raising tensions over Taiwan invasion - GIGAZINE

The name 'Bolt Typhoon' was not given by the threat actor itself, but was given by Microsoft in accordance with the naming rules. The name 'Typhoon' is given to nation-state actors that are believed to be involved with China and whose activities are an extension of espionage.

Microsoft launches new rules to name malicious threat actors from Russia, North Korea, China, etc. after meteorological phenomena such as 'tsunami, typhoon, blizzard, etc.' - GIGAZINE

On the other hand, countries believed to be associated with threat actors rarely acknowledge their ties to them, and the Chinese government has denied the allegations made by the U.S. and Microsoft about Bolt Typhoon.

China denies claims by the U.S. government and Microsoft that the Chinese government is behind the hacker group 'Bolt Typhoon,' calling it a 'farce of its own making' - GIGAZINE

However, according to the news site The Wall Street Journal, during a meeting in Geneva in December 2024, Chinese officials made statements that seemed to acknowledge that they were behind the Bolt Typhoon. Although the remarks were vague rather than direct, many of the U.S. delegation who heard the remarks in the room interpreted them as 'tacit approval and a warning to the United States regarding Taiwan.'

According to Fox News, the White House and State Department did not respond to requests for comment on the matter, while the Chinese Embassy said it 'strongly protests these groundless slanders.'