Speaker 1: The past two weeks in the US China tech rivalry
Speaker 1: have been a whirlwind. And oh boy is the cyber
Speaker 1: scene buzzing. Hi, I'm ting your go to for all
Speaker 1: things cyber and China, and let me just dive into
Speaker 1: the highlights. First off, the trade war is no longer
Speaker 1: about tariffs alone. It's spilling into cyberspace. The US recently
Speaker 1: hiked tariffs on Chinese goods to a whopping one hundred
Speaker 1: and twenty five percent, and China retaliated with an eighty
Speaker 1: four percent uptick on American imports. But the real tension
Speaker 1: lies under the surface. Cybersecurity experts warned that China could
Speaker 1: pivot from economic retaliation to full blown cyber attacks. Remember
Speaker 1: the volt Typhoon campaign. This Chinese state sponsored group had
Speaker 1: infiltrated US infrastructure lying dormant like a digital time bomb.
Speaker 1: The goal potential disruption if a critical moment like a
Speaker 1: Taiwan crisis arises. Think electric grids, water systems, transportation networks.
Speaker 1: Scary stuff, right. Oh, and here's a juicy insider scoop.
Speaker 1: Last December, during a closed door meeting in Geneva, Chinese
Speaker 1: officials indirectly confirmed their involvement in volt Typhoon attacks. The
Speaker 1: US delegation was left shaken, realizing this was more than surveillance,
Speaker 1: it was a message. Meanwhile, the Salt Typhoon campaign targeting
Speaker 1: US telecom giants like Verizon added fuel to the cyberfire.
Speaker 1: These intrusions underscored China's long term strategy gather intelligence now
Speaker 1: and exploit it later. While state backed cyber campaign simmer,
Speaker 1: cyber criminals are already cashing in. Fraudsters are exploiting tariff
Speaker 1: chaos with phishing scams claiming you owe import fees to
Speaker 1: release packages. AI powered tools make these attacks frighteningly convincing.
Speaker 1: Fake DHL emails, phony invoices, and even in person scams
Speaker 1: are spiking. In just the first quarter of twenty twenty five,
Speaker 1: over three hundred tariff related malicious domains popped up. Scammers
Speaker 1: are playing chess while most of us are still figuring
Speaker 1: out checkers. From the US side, cybersecurity is a top priority,
Speaker 1: or at least it's supposed to be. Critics have questioned
Speaker 1: the Trump Administration's mixed messaging, but one thing is clear.
Speaker 1: The stakes are astronomically high, with Chinese hackers responsible for
Speaker 1: more breaches than Russia. Iran and North Korea combined. The
Speaker 1: pressure is on. Former FBI director Chris Ray even called
Speaker 1: Chinese cyber operations the defining threat of our generation. No
Speaker 1: big deal, right, So where does it all lead? Experts
Speaker 1: say China is playing the long game, embedding itself into
Speaker 1: US systems and waiting for the right moment to strike.
Speaker 1: The US, in turn, is ramping up efforts to isolate
Speaker 1: Chinese tech firms and replace compromised infrastructure. But let's face it,
Speaker 1: this is a high stakes chess match and both sides
Speaker 1: are calculating their next moves. Buckle up, folks. The US
Speaker 1: China tech war is no longer just about five G
Speaker 1: or microchips. It's now about who can dominate in cyberspace.
Speaker 1: Stay tuned, It's going to be a wild ride. Thanks
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