Episode 225: China Attempts Guam Tip-Over

<p>Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss this week’s announcement by Microsoft and the U.S. government that they detected a Chinese cyber hack by hacking group, Volt Typhoon, directed at critical infrastructure systems, including telecommunications gear, located in Guam and elsewhere in the United States.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Is China hacking Guam a prelude to a Taiwan invasion? Should the U.S. ramp up its response against China? Is the U.S. prepared to deter enemy action in the cyber domain?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!</p><br><p>Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:</p><br><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/china-guam-malware-cyber-microsoft.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/china-guam-malware-cyber-microsoft.html</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/24/china-hack-guam-taiwan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/24/china-hack-guam-taiwan/</a>&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Follow our experts on Twitter:</p><br><p>@lestermunson</p><br><p>@NotTVJessJones</p><br><p>@jamil_n_jaffer</p><br><p><br></p><p>Like what we're doing here?&nbsp;</p><br><p>Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.</p><br><p>And don’t forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>