China's Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singtel in 'test-run' for US telecom attacks

Chinese government cyberspies Volt Typhoon reportedly breached Singapore Telecommunications over the summer as part of their ongoing attacks against critical infrastructure operators. The digital break-in was discovered in June, according to Bloomberg, citing "two people familiar with the matter" who told the news outlet that …

[BebopWeBop]

This has the potential to end very very badly. One of the parties will be tempted to launch a (physical) preemptive strike while they believe they still have the capacity to do so.

[Anonymous Coward]

Prepping for war

Before you attack your victim, it's best to disable their communications systems, as well as cause social unrest by any means possible, busting dams causing floods, interrupting power distribution, sending thousands of tons of drugs (fent). bla bla bla. xi and putin can fist fight over the ashes left of earth

[NoneSuch]

Time for a firewall

A BIG one, just outside of their "Great Firewall of China" denying everything, until there is a regime change.

[IGotOut]

Re: Time for a firewall

Sure.

Good luck getting large swathes of Asia, South America and Africa to follow this lead.

[Grinning Bandicoot]

One comical short story many years back had the Pentagon disabled by soap in the coffee machines. Think how effective you would be with the runs and no place to run to. Peter Sellers in the party idea. A soft attack by any adversity (government or non) would be highly diversionary and to the ruling regime unstabilizing. Low level biological warfare with no creditable source of attack.