{"id":58578,"date":"2025-04-29T11:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/china-is-using-ai-to-sharpen-every-link-in-its-attack-chain-fbi-warns\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T11:34:15","slug":"china-is-using-ai-to-sharpen-every-link-in-its-attack-chain-fbi-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/china-is-using-ai-to-sharpen-every-link-in-its-attack-chain-fbi-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"label\">RSAC<\/span> The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up in one word: &#8220;China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>The Register<\/em> during RSA Conference, she said Chinese government-backed crews are testing out AI in every stage of the attack chain. This isn&#8217;t to say that they&#8217;re succeeding, but it does make them &#8220;more efficient, or might make them a little faster,&#8221; Kaiser added.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing threat from Beijing-backed digital intruders burrowing into America&#8217;s critical facilities likely isn&#8217;t a huge shock to anyone who can name at least two of the Typhoons that have come to light between last year&#8217;s RSAC and this year&#8217;s infosec event.<\/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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>By now, most people are aware of the sophistication and stealth with which Beijing&#8217;s snoops move around critical government, telecommunications, energy, and water networks, sometimes for years before being detected.<\/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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/03\/12\/volt_tyhoon_experience_interview_with_gm\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Volt Typhoon<\/a>, for example, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/01\/30\/fbi_china_volt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">infected<\/a> hundreds of outdated routers to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/01\/31\/volt_typhoon_botnet\/\" rel=\"noopener\">build a botnet<\/a> and break into US critical infrastructure facilities, all the while <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/02\/07\/us_chinas_volt_typhoon_attacks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">readying destructive cyberattacks<\/a> against those targets.<\/p>\n<p>And another Chinese espionage crew, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/02\/13\/salt_typhoon_pwned_7_more\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Salt Typhoon<\/a>, compromised at least <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/01\/06\/charter_consolidated_windstream_salt_typhoon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">nine US telecommunications<\/a> companies and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/01\/15\/salt_typhoon_us_govt_networks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">government networks<\/a> last year, before attempting to exploit more than a thousand internet-facing Cisco devices as recently as January.<\/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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>These and other agents working on behalf of the Chinese government break into American networks through &#8220;unsophisticated means, or especially end-of-life devices,&#8221; Kaiser told <em>The Register<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We see them coming in, oftentimes, through unpatched vulnerabilities or an unpatched device, and then when they get onto a system it&#8217;s very quiet,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>FBI agents who responded to China&#8217;s Volt Typhoon intrusions and visited some of the energy and other compromised facilities &#8220;will talk about how deftly the Chinese navigated an internal system, coming in through a business network to get to the operational side,&#8221; Kaiser noted. &#8220;That&#8217;s what we saw with Salt Typhoon as well: being able to move laterally and navigate, taking their time to get the access they want.&#8221;<\/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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&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_specialfeatures\/spotlightonrsac&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33aBDCMbgtkKst1w35M-nKigAAAss&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>One of former FBI Director Christopher Wray&#8217;s favorite warnings was that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/05\/01\/fbi_director_wray_china_testimony\/\" rel=\"noopener\">China has 50 dedicated hackers<\/a> for every one of the bureau&#8217;s cyber-focused agents \u2013 and that was well before the Trump administration returned to the White House and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/04\/08\/cisa_cuts_threat_intel\/\" rel=\"noopener\">slashed<\/a> federal budgets and employees from the payroll.<\/p>\n<p>So it would seem that America is only making it easier for Chinese operatives to do their job.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">&#8216;Business as usual&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>But when asked how the recent government changes have affected the FBI&#8217;s ability to respond to cyberthreats, Kaiser said: &#8220;For us, it&#8217;s really been business as usual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That business involves responding to nation-state attackers as well as ransomware gangs and other <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/04\/24\/ransomware_scum_and_other_crims\/\" rel=\"noopener\">financially motivated cybercriminals<\/a>, who are increasingly using AI to make their attacks more efficient, faster, and scalable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the FBI, we track AI really closely, in a refined way, to say, over time, which countries are either doing the use case or more frequently integrating it into which part of their operations across the attack life cycle,&#8221; Kaiser added. &#8220;The widest adoption of use cases we&#8217;ve seen is from China and cybercriminals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This includes using AI to create fictitious business profiles at scale, and using these with the help of large language models to craft more believable spear-phishing messages to use in social engineering campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the intruders&#8217; use is similar to the defenders&#8217; in that they are not using AI to launch end-to-end attacks, but rather to make their initial scanning and preparation stages more efficient. &#8220;We see a lot of adversaries just trying it out. How could I use AI here? What would it mean there? And it might just mean they&#8217;ve enriched a target campaign, it doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;ve created polymorphic malware that can change when it&#8217;s on a system,&#8221; Kaiser noted.<\/p>\n<p>So while the doomsday scenarios that we all heard about at previous RSA Conferences haven&#8217;t yet morphed into reality, attackers are using AI for more practical purposes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The other way that companies need to be worried about AI is that it does help an adversary map a network better,&#8221; Kaiser said. &#8220;So once they&#8217;ve got onto a network, it does help enable where they might want to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is significant because the &#8220;first line of defense is: keep adversaries out,&#8221; she added. &#8220;The second one, though, is then ensuring that people can&#8217;t move around your network.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">MFA \u2013 or a safe word<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to these two uses for AI, the technology also makes it easier for everyone from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/02\/11\/it_worker_scam\/\" rel=\"noopener\">fake North Korean IT workers<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/09\/13\/us_agencies_deepfake_threat\/\" rel=\"noopener\">common crooks<\/a> to create deepfake videos and swindle companies and individuals out of money and steal their sensitive IP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Imagine you get a call from your CEO,&#8221; Kaiser said. &#8220;It&#8217;s on a messaging app you&#8217;ve used before, and it&#8217;s your CEO sitting in a house where you&#8217;ve seen them many times, and they tell you: I need you to make a wire transfer here, or join an urgent online meeting at this link. A lot of us, me included, would probably do what my CEO told me to do without thinking, could this be fake?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Criminals are doing this, and using deepfake videos to &#8220;swindle millions from businesses as a result,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So it&#8217;s going to be imperative to add MFA to everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For digital systems, this may include an authentication code or biometric data like a fingerprint. But for a scenario when someone at your company appears to be asking you to transfer large sums of money, multi-factor authentication may involve a more low-tech way of verifying someone&#8217;s identity.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kaiser: &#8220;Old-school MFA is having a secret word.&#8221; \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/04\/29\/fbi_china_ai\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence is helping Beijing&#8217;s goons break in faster and stay longer RSAC\u00a0 The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up in one word: &#8220;China.&#8221;\u2026 READ MORE 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