Inside Volt Typhoon: China’s Silent Cyber Threat

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Inside Volt Typhoon

China’s Silent Cyber Threat

Volt Typhoon is a Chinese* state-sponsored threat actor that’s turned stealth into strategy, infiltrating Western critical infrastructure with little more than patience and native tools.

In this episode, host Lieuwe Jan Koning is joined by Rob Maas and Luca Cipriano to unpack the tactics of Volt Typhoon and how you can defend against a threat that you can’t even see.

💨 Why “low and slow” attacks are harder to detect
🔧 How living-off-the-land techniques help attackers stay under the radar
📉 What motivations do threat actors like Volt Typhoon have?

 

Your cybersecurity experts

Lieuwe Jan Koning

Co-Founder and CTO
ON2IT

Luca Cipriano, Threat Intel Specialst, ON2IT

Luca Cipriano

Threat Intel Specialist
ON2IT

Rob Maas, Field CTO, ON2IT

Rob Maas

Field CTO
ON2IT

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Volt Typhoon: Hidden in Critical Infrastructure

Volt Typhoon, a state-sponsored group tied to the People’s Republic of China, has been quietly infiltrating Western critical infrastructure, staying under the radar by avoiding malware, using native tools, and taking things slow.

Most APTs are loud. This one isn’t.

In this episode of Threat Talks, host Lieuwe Jan Koning is joined by Rob Maas (Field CTO ON2IT) and Luca Cipriano (Cyber Threat Intelligence Program Lead ON2IT) to explore what makes this group so hard to detect: and so dangerous.

They explore:
💨 What makes “low and slow” attacks so hard to detect?
🔧 How do living-off-the-land tactics help attackers blend in?
📉 What motivations do threat actors like Volt Typhoon have?

Volt Typhoon isn’t just another APT: it’s the new model for nation-state cyber operations. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at how stealth is becoming the most dangerous strategy of all.
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