{"id":2422643,"date":"2025-04-11T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-admitted-beijing-is-behind-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-biden-admin-kept-it-quiet-report\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:56:57","slug":"china-admitted-beijing-is-behind-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-biden-admin-kept-it-quiet-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-admitted-beijing-is-behind-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-biden-admin-kept-it-quiet-report\/","title":{"rendered":"China Admitted Beijing Is Behind Cyberattacks on US Infrastructure, Biden Admin Kept It Quiet: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-admitted-beijing-is-behind-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-biden-admin-kept-it-quiet-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report from The Wall Street Journal reveals that members of the outgoing Biden administration were informed in December that cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, previously attributed too hacking groups, were conducted by the Chinese government. This acknowledgment came during a meeting in Geneva, where Wang Lei, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-ranking official<\/a> from China&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartel-kidnaps-mexican-marines-after-authorities-arrest-boss-wife\/\" title=\"Cartel Kidnaps Mexican Marines After Authorities Arrest Boss\u2019 Wife\">indirectly linked<\/a> the hacking activity to U.S. military support for Taiwan.The comment was perceived as a warning that further hacking could occur if the U.S.continued its support for Taiwan amidst rising tensions over the island&#8217;s status.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration had previously suggested that the hacking campaign, known as &#8220;Volt Typhoon,&#8221; was carried out by hackers with links to China rather than the Chinese government itself. In response,the U.S. State Department stated that they consider Chinese cyber threats among the most significant risks to national security and are prepared to take actions against such activities. The Chinese embassy, however, dismissed the allegations as unfounded, asserting that the U.S. was misusing cybersecurity concerns to slander China. The report emphasizes the ongoing cybersecurity tension between the U.S. and China and highlights the potential implications for U.S. infrastructure security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Members of the outgoing Biden administration learned in December that attacks on U.S. infrastructure that were blamed on a hacking group were instead the work of the Chinese government, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/national-security\/in-secret-meeting-china-acknowledged-role-in-u-s-infrastructure-hacks-c5ab37cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, a Chinese official indirectly made the admission during a meeting in Geneva in December.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-china-ignores-biden-harris-administration-engages-massive-military-exercise-sensitive-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden administration<\/a> officials did not disclose the admission. The Journal said its sources were for officials it did not name.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">China tells outgoing Biden Team it was China hacking America in a Cyber Blitz against American Critical Infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>And Biden Team did what?<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-responds-to-being-fired-by-disney-following-tweet-utter-shock-and-confusion\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Responds To Being Fired By Disney Following Tweet: \u2018Utter Shock And Confusion\u2019\">secret meeting<\/a>, China acknowledged role in U.S. infrastructure hacks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5R1zL7koGD\">https:\/\/t.co\/5R1zL7koGD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ColonelRETJohn2 (@ColonelRETJohn2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColonelRETJohn2\/status\/1910625537984201047?\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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CHINA FINALLY ADMITS TARGETING US INFRASTRUCTURE IN SECRET GENEVA MEETING<\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials shocked U.S. diplomats by tacitly acknowledging their massive &ldquo;Volt Typhoon&rdquo; hacking campaign against American ports, airports and utilities during a classified December summit.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/foxgBQ5LEY\">https:\/\/t.co\/foxgBQ5LEY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YcyH9pG1n\">pic.twitter.com\/3YcyH9pG1n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioNawfal\/status\/1910555911678206191?\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The report said that at the time, &ldquo;the Biden administration wanted to convey doubts that China&rsquo;s political and military leadership, including President Xi Jinping, were fully aware of the activities of the hackers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the hacking campaign, called Volt Typhoon, was called the work of hackers aligned with China, not the work of the government itself.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department said it has told China the U.S. will &ldquo;take actions in response to Chinese malicious cyber activity,&rdquo; calling the hacking &ldquo;some of the gravest and most persistent threats to U.S. national security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese embassy issued a statement saying the U.S. was &ldquo;using cybersecurity to smear and slander China&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">making false statements<\/a> about &ldquo;so-called hacking threats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dakota Cary, a China expert at the cybersecurity firm SentinelOne, suggested the comment was made to warn the Trump administration of what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chinas-invasion-barges-seen-operating-shocking-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China could do<\/a> should it flex its ability to meddle in America&rsquo;s domestic infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;China wants U.S. officials to know that, yes, they do have this capability, and they are willing to use it,&rdquo; Cary said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protecting global navigation satellite systems from interference from China, Russia and Iran is a matter of extreme importance.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DFR_Economics?\">@DFR_Economics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6tat08s8mV\">https:\/\/t.co\/6tat08s8mV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heritage\/status\/1910737119787549176?\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chinese cyber threats are some of the gravest and most persistent threats to U.S. national security,&rdquo; a State Department representative said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/chinese-officials-claimed-behind-closed-doors-prc-played-role-us-cyberattacks-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States will continue to use all the tools at its disposal to safeguard U.S. critical infrastructure from irresponsible and reckless cyberattacks from Beijing. 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A Chinese official reportedly made this acknowledgment during a meeting in Geneva. However, Biden administration officials did not publicly reveal this information. The report indicated that Wang Lei, a senior cyber official from China&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suggested that these hacks were linked to U.S. military support for Taiwan and implied potential future attacks if such support continued. Previously labeled as actions by hackers aligned with China rather than state-sponsored efforts, the hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon was now recognized as having governmental backing. 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