China targets US infrastructure through cyber attacks.

 China targets US infrastructure through cyber attacks: Report (newsnationnow.com) 

A new report claims China has been initiating more cyber attacks and has a greater plan to cripple the U.S. through hacking. 

 
The report from the Washington Post reveals alleged state-sponsored Chinese hackers may have breached more than two dozen systems over the past year alone. 
 
Experts believe this could be part of the country’s long game to distract, or worse, infect American commerce and infrastructure if a conflict erupts over Taiwan. 
 
The hackers are allegedly targeting critical infrastructure such as water utility in Hawaii, a port on the West Coast and some oil and gas pipelines, the report said. 
 
Chinese hackers have even been accused of trying to bust into the Texas power grid over the past summer, according to the Washington Post. 
 
American cyber security officials believe some of this activity is part of a state-sponsored Chinese operation called Volt Typhoon. An advisory went out about this back in May.