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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Raphael Satter and James Pearson

Factbox-What is Volt Typhoon, the alleged China-backed hacking group?

FILE PHOTO: Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

Its name is redolent of an exotic electrical storm. But is the freshly christened hacking group "Volt Typhoon" an imminent danger to American infrastructure, or just a new crop of digital spies playing an old game?

Here is what is known about the group and its potential threat:

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