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...“China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities, if or when China decides the time has come to strike,” [FBI Director Christopher] Wray told the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Though cyber officials have long sounded the alarm about China’s offensive cyber capabilities, Wray’s dramatic public warning underlines the huge level of concern at the top of the US government about the threat Chinese hackers pose to critical infrastructure nationwide. The head of the National Security Agency and other senior US officials also testified on Chinese cyber activity in front of the panel Wednesday....
The focus of the hearing was not US elections but how Chinese hackers are allegedly burrowing in computer networks at ports, energy plants and other key infrastructure in the US....
...the hackers are believed to be deeply entrenched in US infrastructure....
Part of the problem facing US officials is a sheer numbers game. Wray reiterated Wednesday that he believes that China’s cyber operatives outnumber all FBI agents by at least 50 to 1....