What is Volt Typhoon, the alleged China-backed hacking group that has US worried

Cybersecurity firms believe that several groups that target governments, military organisations, corporations and media groups are backed by China’s government. Recently, Western intelligence agencies and Microsoft said that Volt Typhoon, a Chinese hacking group, had been spying on a range of US critical infrastructure organisations — from telecommunications to transportation hubs.

Cybersecurity experts said that such groups become more dangerous when they turn their attention from intelligence gathering to digital sabotage. Microsoft said in a blog post this week that Volt Typhoon was “pursuing development of capabilities that could disrupt critical communications infrastructure between the United States and Asia region during future crises.”