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In a secret meeting that took place late last year between Chinese and American officials, the former confirmed that China had conducted cyberattacks against US infrastructure as part of the campaign known as Volt Typhoon, according to The Wall Street Journal. The remarks made at the meeting by Chinese officials were “indirect and somewhat ambiguous”, but the American delegation interpreted that the attacks tracked as Volt Typhoon were conducted in response to the US supporting Taiwan, WSJ reported. The attacks were aimed at critical infrastructure and raised concerns that they could enable China to spy on the US and cause significant disruptions. The Volt Typhoon threat actors managed to gain access to systems in a wide range of sectors, including communications, manufacturing, utility, construction, government, IT, maritime, transportation, and energy.