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UPDATED: March 19, 2025

Chinese
Cyber Warfare
The First Line of Attack in Conflict Between Nations

ACTIVE ONGOING CYBER WAR

China's Cold War
Against the Free World

A Review of Recent Chinese Communist War-making Efforts

Communist China has Declared a "People's War" (Total War) Against America

All Nations are Targeted, Yet the Main Targets are Western Democracies

China is considered to have the largest cyber hacking army in the world, outweighing all other major nations combined.
- FBI Director, Jan 2025

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"China's Cyber Program is by far the world's largest. Bigger than that of every major nation combined..."
FBI Director Christopher Wray
Jan 2025 | 1 min | CBS 60 Minutes
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THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT WE FACE IS...
The Power Grid being hacked/disabled if at war.

“If the grid went down for a long enough time…
90 percent of the U.S. population would die from starvation, lack of water, and social disruption. We are talking about total devastation.”
-- Ambassador Henry Cooper, Former Director of U.S. Strategic Defense

SPECIAL REPORT ON THE POWER GRID

Introduction

Former Head of U.S. Cyber Command decodes China’s ‘Strategic Message’ to the US
Jan 15, 2025 | 9 min | Fox Business

Interview with Keith Alexander, former commander of U.S. Cyber Command, retired 4-star general, former director of the National Security Agency.

Cold War, Political Warfare, Hybrid Warfare generally mean the same thing, but basically refer to conflict between nations primarily through non-direct military 'shooting' conflict using a mixture of tactics involving economics, political, electoral interference, diplomatic, propaganda, fake news, espionage, cyberwarfare, legal warfare, and/or proxy wars waged by surrogates, sub-contractors, and allies.

Spying, Secrets Theft, and Hacking against Corporate, Military, Government, Media, Industry, Infrastructure, and Academia
Threats, Coercion against Individuals who Speak Out Against the Enemy
Political and Election Interference
Organized Crime, Money Laundering, and Drug Trafficking
Propaganda and Mis-information

How China Is Building an Army of Hackers
May 13, 2025 | 16 min | Bloomberg

'MASS HAVOC': Expert Warns of Threat from China's 'Cyber Bombs'
Feb 2024 | 4 min | Fox Business

MASS DATA COLLECTION
China is Compiling a Dossier on every American, expert warns
Dec 2024 | 3 min | Fox News

MASS DATA COLLECTION
U.S. Officials tell "60 Minutes" that China is trying to collect Americans' DNA
Feb 2021 | 5 min | CBS News

MASS DATA COLLECTION
The BioData Race - DNA: The Data Companies, Countries and Cops All Want
Jan 2021 | 45 min | CBS 60 Minutes

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

AMERICA'S CYBER DEFENSE AGENCY

CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales dived into the risks critical infrastructure entities need to be aware of, along with ways to help mitigate these risks.

People's Republic of China Cyber Threats
July 2024 | 35 min | CISA

Cyber News

2024

China-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers in New ‘Salt Typhoon’ Cyberattack
"and obtained information from systems that the federal government uses for court-authorized wiretapping." Sept 26, 2024 | Wall St Journal

China Hacks US Treasury Department in 'Major Breach': Report
Dec 2024 | 8 min | Fox Business

Military Expert Sounds Alarm:
China will use Cyber Warfare to 'break the will' of American People
Dec 2024 | 6 min | Fox Business

U.S. Senators Briefed on Chinese Hacking of U.S. Telecom Companies
Dec 2024 | 10 min | Fox Business

Chinese Hackers have Infiltrated at least 8 U.S. Telecom Companies, White House says
Dec 2024 | 4 min | PBS News Hour

Officials call China's Cyberattack 'worst telecom hack' in US History
Nov 2024 | 6 min | CNN

The Worst Hack in US History:
China’s ‘Salt Typhoon’ Explained
Nov 2024 | 15 min | TWiT Tech Podcast

China-backed Hackers accessed Major U.S. Internet Providers, report says
Aug 2024 | 5 min | CBS News

Australian Government names and shames State-Sponsored Chinese Hacking Group
July 2024 | 4 min | Sky News Australia

Chinese-affiliated Hacking Campaign Targets IPAC Members, a Global Alliance of Legislators Standing Up to China
May 2024 | 3 min | ABC News Australia
IPAC = Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China

Secrets of China’s Hacking Industry Unveiled
March 2024 | 14 min | ABC News Australia

Chinese Hack that Stole 22 Million People’s Data
March 2024 | 23 min | VICE News

Hacking America
Chinese Hackers Target Devices
Feb 2024 | 22 min | Scripps News

Older

A Crippling Cyber-Attack Shuts Down 4 of Australia’s Biggest Ports
Nov 2023 | 3 min | 7NEWS Australia

The Impact of Major Cyber Hack at Australia Ports
Nov 2023 | 11 min | ABC Australia

The Hack That Made China a Superpower: Operation Shady Rat
Oct 2023 | 14 min | Cybernews

Chinese Cyber Spies Breached Japanese Defense Network
Aug 2023 | 3 min | TaiwanPlus News (Public TV)

Major Cyberattack Hits Government Agencies, Institutions
June 2023 | 3 min | CBS News

China would attack American homeland 'massively'
May 2023 | 5 min | Fox News

Taiwanese Official Declares Cyber War with China Already Underway
Feb 2023 | 4 min | Sky News Australia

China’s Cyber Assault on Taiwan
Oct 2022 | 6 min | 60 Minutes

Reports say Chinese Hackers still actively Targeting Indian Ports, Power Grid
March 2021 | 3 min | WION

Chinese Hackers Target Australia in what is the ‘New Nature of Political Warfare’
July 2020 | 3 min | Sky News Australia

Australian Businesses Targeted by China in Major Hacking Campaign
Dec 2019 | 5 min | ABC Australia

China Revealed to be Behind Hack on the Australian Parliament
Sept 2019 | 2 min | Sky News Australia

Chinese Government is Firmly Against Hacking
- Yang Jiechi
Sept 2015 | 1 min | Bloomberg

The Weapons of the Future Allegedly Hacked by China
June 2013 | 1 min | Bloomberg

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