AN investigative report entitled "Volt Typhoon III Report Exposes US Cyber Forces Operations," published in China Daily on Oct. 14, 2024, reveals alleged extensive cyber operations by US intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency (NSA), which disguise their activities as foreign actors, notably China, to conduct espionage and cyberattacks on a global scale. In particular, the report describes "Volt Typhoon" as a campaign wrongly attributed to China by US agencies to target critical US infrastructure, possibly to justify further congressional funding and bolster US cyber capabilities.

The NSA reportedly exploits its advanced tech industry and global internet infrastructure dominance, employing methods like "supply chain attacks" that plant backdoor malware in IT products, allowing them to monitor the telecom and internet activity of high-value targets. Investigative evidence from Chinese teams found overlapping IP addresses with nonaffiliated ransomware groups, questioning the authenticity of the US narrative.

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