Chinese-linked botnet resurges, targets US infrastructure and AI datacenter debate
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Jessica Lyons
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Chinese-linked operatives, including the Volt Typhoon group, are reportedly reviving a botnet to target US critical infrastructure and influence public opinion on AI datacenter construction. The operatives are using American AI tools to gather data on US citizens and security-clearance holders, while attempting to manipulate public discourse around datacenter development, though these influence efforts have not been successful so far.
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· 3 pulledMultiple reports indicate that Chinese operatives continue using every tech tool at their disposal – including American AI – to amass data on and manipulate everyone from security-clearance holders to everyday US citizens.
One of these reports found a 'significant resurgence' of a botnet linked to Chinese government-backed goons, including Volt Typhoon
[Volt Typhoon] previously used a covert network of connected devices to burrow deep into critical US networks and preposition for
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