This is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.

Alright listeners, I'm Ting, and buckle up because this week's cyber landscape is absolutely wild. We're talking about Dragon's Code, and America is firmly in the crosshairs.

Let me cut right to it. FBI Director Christopher Wray just told Congress that China is preparing its legion of hackers to wreak havoc on critical US infrastructure. We're not talking about hypotheticals here. This is happening right now, and it's sophisticated beyond what most people realize.

Mandiant, which is Google's cybersecurity arm, discovered that suspected Chinese hackers have infiltrated US software developers and law firms in what they're calling a milestone hack comparable to Russia's SolarWinds attack back in 2020. These aren't amateurs. Some of these hackers have lurked undetected in corporate networks for over a year, quietly collecting intelligence. The targeting is brilliant strategically too. They're hitting law firms like Wiley Rein in Washington DC specifically because these firms help companies navigate trade disputes and national security issues. China gets intelligence gold that way.

Here's where it gets really interesting. Charles Carmakal, Mandiant's chief technology officer, told everyone that Chinese hackers are very active right now and that many organizations are actively compromised without even knowing it. The FBI says China's cyber operatives outnumber all FBI agents by at least fifty to one. That's the asymmetry we're dealing with.

But wait, there's more. In November 2025, Anthropic detected what they described as a highly sophisticated espionage campaign orchestrated by artificial intelligence. A Chinese state-linked group they call GTG 1002 used AI systems to automate most of the operational workload. This marks the first large-scale AI-orchestrated cyberattack linked to state-sponsored actors. These aren't just hacking networks anymore. They're using machine learning to analyze target profiles, identify vulnerabilities, and generate customized attack vectors at scale.

The cloud computing firms are particularly vulnerable. These hackers have been hitting cloud infrastructure that American companies depend on to store critical data. They've stolen proprietary software from US tech firms and used it to find new vulnerabilities to burrow deeper. The fallout from these breaches could last many months according to Mandiant analysts.

What's the defensive picture? Organizations are implementing two-factor authentication, rotating authentication cookies, and monitoring systems are now detecting anomalous activity faster. The FBI continues investigating multiple sophisticated Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns simultaneously aimed at both government and corporate secrets.

The reality is stark. This is the most prevalent cyber adversary in the United States over the past several years. The trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have absolutely escalated these operations. We're in an information warfare arms race where China's tactical objectives are obtaining intelligence to influence foreign policy and economic competition.

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