{
  "id": "volt-typhoon",
  "name": "Volt Typhoon",
  "aliases": [
    "Vanguard Panda",
    "BRONZE SILHOUETTE",
    "Voltzite"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "active",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "PRC state-sponsored actor targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including Guam, using living-off-the-land techniques.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "People's Republic of China (state-sponsored)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1017"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "active_since",
      "v": 2021,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1017"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "At least 2021"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G1017",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1017"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Power, water, communications and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. and Guam",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1017"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "campaigns",
      "v": "Pre-positioning in U.S. critical infrastructure networks",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g1017"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added identification art"
    }
  ],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "payloads": [],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/volt-typhoon.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g1017": {
      "title": "Volt Typhoon, Group G1017",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1017/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}