Report says US fabricated 'Volt Typhoon' for funding

A report released on Monday by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center asserts that United States government agencies orchestrated and hyped up the "Volt Typhoon" cyberthreat narrative to secure additional funding from the US Congress and to bolster the cyber-infiltration capabilities of US intelligence agencies.

According to the report, US government agencies are the "masterminds" behind the "Volt Typhoon "plan, with intelligence agencies taking charge of specific planning and execution. Members of the anti-China faction in the US Congress, various executive units of the US federal government, and cybersecurity agencies from countries within the Five Eyes security alliance were involved in the scheme.

Their primary objective was to advocate extending the authorization of Section 702 of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a law permitting surveillance without warrant, and to request approval by the US Congress of increased funding, the report said.