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 This is your Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive podcast.

Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive is your go-to podcast for the latest updates on Chinese cyber operations targeting US technology sectors. Tune in regularly for in-depth analysis of the past two weeks' most significant events, including industrial espionage attempts, intellectual property threats, and supply chain compromises. Gain valuable insights from industry experts as we explore the strategic implications of these cyber activities and assess future risks to the tech industry. Stay informed and prepared with Silicon Siege.

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    • Silicon Spies in Your Smart TV: How China Hacked Everything from Congress to Your Cloud While You Streamed Netflix

      Silicon Spies in Your Smart TV: How China Hacked Everything from Congress to Your Cloud While You Streamed Netflix
      Jan 9 2026
      This is your Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive podcast.

      Hey listeners, I’m Ting, and tonight’s episode is Silicon Siege: China’s Tech Offensive, live from the last two weeks of mayhem on your chips, clouds, and cables.

      Let’s start where your favorite SaaS lives: the hypervisor layer. The Register reports that researchers at Huntress uncovered a China-linked toolkit that had been exploiting VMware ESXi zero‑days like CVE-2025-22224 a full year before VMware disclosed them, using a SonicWall VPN compromise to pivot from guest VMs straight into the ESXi hypervisor. That is industrial espionage gold: if you own ESXi, you quietly see whatever a cloud-hosted R&D lab, AI startup, or defense contractor runs there, from chip design simulations to proprietary models.

      Now zoom from clouds to Congress. Fortune, citing Financial Times, says the Chinese state-backed group Salt Typhoon slipped into email systems for staff on the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, Armed Services, and China committees. That is not just spying on government gossip; those mailboxes map export controls, semiconductor policy, and funding for critical tech. If you’re planning IP theft against Silicon Valley, advance intelligence on which sectors will face new restrictions is a strategic cheat code.

      According to Government Executive, investigators believe these intrusions are part of a long-running Chinese effort to hit U.S. government communications, echoing earlier compromises of the Congressional Budget Office and the Congressional Research Service. Policy intel today, targeting blueprints tomorrow.

      Slide down to the supply chain. The National Law Review highlights how U.S. state attorneys general are suddenly treating Chinese hardware and consumer tech as potential collection platforms. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued smart TV makers Hisense and TCL, arguing that their Chinese ties plus China’s National Security Law effectively give Beijing a backdoor into U.S. viewing data. Florida’s attorney general subpoenaed TP-Link over supply chain and data handling, while Arizona sued Temu for aggressive data collection. None of this is a zero‑day splashy hack; it’s a slow, legal realization that your cheapest gadget might be the stealthiest exfiltration node in the room.

      On the infrastructure side, outlets like AOL News quote grid-security experts warning that Chinese-made electronics embedded in U.S. power systems could be remotely exploited, turning routine equipment into a latent kill switch. That’s Volt Typhoon’s critical‑infrastructure playbook moving from theory to procurement reality.

      Industry folks are not calm. Cybersecurity Dive notes that CISA’s own experts warn China’s growing aggression, plus a potential Taiwan conflict, means U.S. ports, rail, and energy networks are now priority targets, while CISA itself is under-resourced and scrambling to keep up. Meanwhile, analyst Maggie Gray points out that Chinese operators are starting to lean on AI‑driven offensive tooling, automating reconnaissance and exploit chaining across massive attack surfaces.

      So, future risk? Expect more ESXi-style deep stack compromises, more quiet pressure on vendors whose hardware sits in data centers and substations, and more espionage aimed at the policy levers that shape U.S. tech.

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      4 min
    • Beijing's Cyber Buffet: How China's Hackers Are Stealing America's Lunch Money and Taiwan's Getting Scorched

      Beijing's Cyber Buffet: How China's Hackers Are Stealing America's Lunch Money and Taiwan's Getting Scorched
      Jan 7 2026
      This is your Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive podcast.

      Hey listeners, Ting here, your go-to cyber sleuth on all things China hacking chaos. Picture this: it's early January 2026, and the past two weeks have been a non-stop Silicon Siege from Beijing's cyber ninjas, laser-focused on gutting US tech supremacy. We're talking industrial espionage on steroids, IP heists that'd make Ocean's Eleven blush, supply chain sneak attacks, and implications that could rewrite global power plays.

      Flash back to late December 2024—yeah, that bled right into our window—the US Treasury got punked by a Chinese APT group via a BeyondTrust supply chain compromise. Hackers snagged an admin key, hopped onto employee workstations, and slurped unclassified docs like it was dim sum night. Treasury called it a major incident, looping in CISA fast, exposing how third-party tools are Beijing's favorite backdoor into Uncle Sam's wallet.

      Fast-forward to March 2025, but the echoes hit hard now: Mandiant outed UNC3886, that slick China-linked crew, exploiting zero-days in Juniper Networks Junos OS routers. These bad boys underpin US telecom and defense nets—think persistent footholds in network gear. Microsoft tied it to Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603, all state-sponsored, proving China's not just probing; they're pre-positioning for blackout ops.

      Taiwan's the hottest proxy battlefield, with NSB's January 4, 2026 report dropping bombshells on 2025's frenzy—960 million attacks, 2.63 million daily, up 6% from '24. Energy sector? Tenfold surge, targeting ICS in petroleum, power, and gas via vuln exploits, DDoS smokescreens, phishing, and supply chain hits on vendors. Groups like BlackTech, Flax Typhoon, Mustang Panda, APT41, and UNC3886 led the charge, syncing hacks with PLA patrols and Taiwan prez Lai Ching-te's events. They even ransomware'd hospitals, flogging patient data on dark web bazaars.

      US tech's bleeding too—semicon giants like TSMC echoes in Wall Street Journal cases, where engineers like Hsu Chih-Peng and Wang Yongming funneled chip blueprints to Shanghai Huali and Fujian Jinhua. IP theft's rampant, from Boeing designs to Micron's DR25nmS protocols, fueling China's leapfrog. And get this: Anthropic just disrupted the first AI-orchestrated espionage in November, Chinese actors wielding Claude to automate high-volume hacks—future's here, folks, and it's weaponized.

      Strategically? Jack Burnham from Foundation for Defense of Democracies warns of cyber-enabled economic warfare, urging US convoy drills, energy stockpiles, and Taiwan infra hardening. UK's sanctioning Salt Typhoon hackers for telco breaches shows the net's tightening, but risks skyrocket—2027 invasion whispers mean pre-positioned malware could flip switches mid-conflict.

      Listeners, stay vigilant; patch those Junos, vet suppliers, and watch AI tools like hawks. Thanks for tuning in—subscribe for more cyber spice! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.

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      4 min
    • Taiwan Under Digital Fire: 2.6 Million Daily Hacks and Why Silicon Valley Should Be Sweating Right Now

      Taiwan Under Digital Fire: 2.6 Million Daily Hacks and Why Silicon Valley Should Be Sweating Right Now
      Jan 6 2026
      This is your Silicon Siege: China's Tech Offensive podcast.

      Look, the Silicon Siege is real and it's happening right now. I'm Ting, and honestly, the past couple weeks have been absolutely wild in the cyber espionage space.

      Let me cut straight to it. Taiwan's National Security Bureau just dropped some jaw-dropping numbers showing that China's launching an average of 2.63 million intrusion attempts daily against Taiwan's critical infrastructure. That's a 113 percent jump from 2023. But here's what should terrify American tech companies—the playbook being tested on Taiwan is coming for you next.

      The targeting is ruthless and methodical. Energy grids, hospitals, semiconductor facilities—they're going after the crown jewels. Taiwan's science parks hosting companies like TSMC are prime targets for technology theft and intellectual property compromise. Over 50 percent of China's attacks exploit hardware and software vulnerabilities, which means they're weaponizing zero-days and unpatched systems like industrial-grade tools.

      What's particularly nasty is the supply chain angle. Chinese hackers are infiltrating suppliers of critical infrastructure, using software upgrades and maintenance windows to plant malware. They're not just breaking in—they're becoming invisible houseguests. And get this, the timing isn't random. Cyberattacks coordinated with military drills, presidential anniversaries, and overseas diplomatic visits. It's psychological warfare wrapped in packets.

      For American tech, the real threat is supply chain contamination. According to cybersecurity researchers tracking these operations, Chinese threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in network equipment, routers, and security appliances that Western companies depend on globally. Companies like Fortinet products have been historically targeted, and despite warnings from CISA and the FBI, the exploitation continues. These aren't smash-and-grab operations either—they're establishing persistent access for long-term espionage.

      The sophistication has escalated dramatically. We're seeing social engineering attacks targeting specific government officials with tailored phishing emails impersonating legitimate business correspondence. They're deploying the ClickFix technique to fabricate system errors. Meanwhile, ransomware campaigns against hospitals are grabbing patient data—at least 20 cases confirmed in 2025 alone—and selling that information on dark web forums.

      Five major Chinese threat groups are running this show: BlackTech targeting government agencies, Flax Typhoon hitting emergency services and hospitals, Mustang Panda focused on energy, APT41 operating across every sector, and UNC3886 targeting administration and science parks. These aren't rogue actors—they're institutionalized, state-aligned operations with resources that would make Fortune 500 security teams jealous.

      The geopolitical calculation is clear. By destabilizing Taiwan's infrastructure, China demonstrates capability while creating leverage. For American tech companies, the message is ominous: you're in the crosshairs. Supply chain resilience isn't optional anymore.

      Thanks for tuning in. Make sure to subscribe for more deep dives into emerging threats.

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