{"id":57906,"date":"2024-12-16T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/trump-administration-wants-to-go-on-cyber-offensive-against-china\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:30:11","slug":"trump-administration-wants-to-go-on-cyber-offensive-against-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/trump-administration-wants-to-go-on-cyber-offensive-against-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s team wants to go on the offensive against America&#8217;s cyber adversaries, though it isn&#8217;t clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to CBS News&#8217; Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday, Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL), Trump&#8217;s pick for national security advisor, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/michael-waltz-trump-national-security-adviser-face-the-nation-transcript-12-15-2024\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a> that years of the US prioritizing cyber defense isn&#8217;t working.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have been, over the years, trying to play better and better defense when it comes to cyber,&#8221; Waltz said. &#8220;We need to start going on offense and start imposing, I think, higher costs and consequences to private actors and nation state actors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Despite being specifically asked about China-linked Salt Typhoon&#8217;s compromise of multiple US telecom networks and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/12\/09\/white_house_salt_typhoon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">snooping on US officials<\/a>, Waltz called attention to Volt Typhoon, another Chinese threat actor that&#8217;s been operating a botnet of compromised Cisco routers used to attack critical infrastructure. Volt Typhoon&#8217;s botnet <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/11\/13\/china_volt_typhoon_back\/\" rel=\"noopener\">resurged in late 2024<\/a> despite being <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/01\/30\/fbi_china_volt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">wiped by the FBI<\/a> earlier this year, which Waltz said is &#8220;wholly unacceptable.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We need to start changing behaviors on the other side, rather than just constantly having this kind of escalation of their offense and our defense,&#8221; Waltz added, while suggesting the Trump administration may call on the private sector for support to that end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got a tremendous private sector with a lot of capability,&#8221; Waltz told Brennan. &#8220;That relationship between public and private, with our tech industry, they could be doing a lot of good and helping us defend, but also making our adversaries vulnerable.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>When asked what form such a response could take, like sanctions, Waltz declined to get into specifics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to get ahead of everything that we&#8217;re doing day one, but taking a different approach to cyber, looking at our doctrine, and starting to impose costs on the other side to get them to knock this off, is something we&#8217;ll be taking a look at, I think,&#8221; the Congressman said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>A tit-for-tat between US and Chinese cyber agencies could spell chaos, though it&#8217;s possible that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/09\/06\/microsoft_stolen_key_analysis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">recent<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/12\/06\/chinese_cyberspy_us_data\/\" rel=\"noopener\">escalations<\/a> in China&#8217;s activity on US networks could already be reactive.<\/p>\n<p>China <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/05\/05\/china_labels_us_hacking_empire\/\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> the US Central Intelligence Agency last year of conducting years of intrusions into Chinese networks and devices, dubbing the US an &#8220;Empire of Hacking&#8221; for the continued intrusions and the US tech industry&#8217;s support for revolutionary movements in countries like Tunisia and Egypt. The report largely relied on older information exposed by WikiLeaks in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The US and China signed a pact in 2015 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2015\/09\/25\/us_china_promise_to_stop_hacking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">pledging not to attack each other<\/a>, but neither side has upheld its commitments, assuming US and Chinese allegations are accurate.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cybercrime&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Z2ju6ma-r_jrOEaJl3TWGAAAAVY&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>Critics might suggest US tech companies would not want to face consequences from China and other US adversaries as &#8220;payback&#8221; for playing along with the incoming government&#8217;s offensive cybersecurity strategy, and <em>The Register<\/em> was unable to reach anyone for comment on the matter before publication.<\/p>\n<p>What the incoming US government might do to quash cyber attacks is not known. Sanctions are likely to be met with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/11\/13\/president_trump_tech\/\" rel=\"noopener\">retaliation<\/a>, and the Justice Department can issue all the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/seven-hackers-associated-chinese-government-charged-computer-intrusions-targeting-perceived\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">arrest warrants<\/a> it wants for China&#8217;s state-sponsored online attackers \u2013 it&#8217;s not like Beijing is going to extradite them to appease the President-elect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we need to take a much stronger stance,&#8221; Waltz said. &#8220;President Trump has indicated that as well.&#8221; There remains a possibility that stance will set off a cyber arms race more serious than the one we&#8217;re already engaged in. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/12\/16\/trump_administration_china_offensive\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right? President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s team wants to go on the offensive against America&#8217;s cyber adversaries, though it isn&#8217;t clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this.\u00a0\u2026 READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-register"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security &amp; Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT 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