FBI Director Christopher Wray, appeared before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Wednesday to testify about the threat of Chinese cyberattacks on American soil.
“China’s multipronged assault on our national and economic security make it the defining threat of our generation,” said Wray “China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities.”
The Select Committee held its hearing, “The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security,” at 11am, and included testimony from Wray as well as other cybersecurity experts.
The speakers highlighted the risk to all aspects of American infrastructure posed by CCP hackers.
Chinese hackers are not limited to stealing information or disrupting abstract computer systems.
The CCP is poised to cause harm to “every” American by disrupting the electrical grid, transportation infrastructure, water treatment plants, and oil and gas pipelines.
Wray advocated for greater attention to be placed on the CCP’s hacking capabilities, which he believes have positioned the nation to launch a devastating cyberattack on the U.S. mainland if, or whenever, it chooses.
“There has been far to little public focus on the fact that PRC [People’s Republic of China] hackers are targeting our critical infrastructure,” said Wray “The risk that poses to every American requires our attention.”
Wray highlighted the CCP’s intention to strike against civilian infrastructure in the event of a conflict, not merely against military and political targets.
“We can see from where they position themselves across civilian infrastructure that low-blows aren’t just a possibility in the event of a conflict, low-blows against civilians are part of China’s plan,” said Wray.
The Chinese cyber threat is not limited to a possible future attack on infrastructure, but includes current, ongoing attempts to use espionage to disrupt the American economy, and steal American innovations, according to Wray.
This economic warfare includes attempts to hide evidence of CCP involvement in transactions on American soil.
Perhaps illegal marijuana grows form a part of this strategy?
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After summarizing the CCP’s capabilities, Wray pointed to FBI efforts to counter Chinese influence and maintain national security.
One operation which took place Wednesday morning, before the hearing began, identified hundreds of routers used by the CCP sponsored hacking group “Volt Typhoon” to possibly exploit weaknesses in civilian infrastructure.
Wednesday’s meeting is not the first time Wray has tried to make officials aware of the threat posed by CCP hackers.
In April, Wray testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee, where he stated that China’s capabilities posed an unparalleled threat.
“There’s no country that presents a more significant threat to our innovation, our ideas, our economic security, our national security than Chinese government,” said Wray.
In that testimony, Wray also raised concerns that the U.S. is far outstripped by China in cyber capabilities, claiming that Chinese hackers vastly outnumber FBI cybersecurity agents, with 50 Chinese hackers to every FBI agent.
Oh boy the frosting on the biden shit show. Two servings for the libs please.
No one cares! the ukraine was a distraction. the chinese nonsense is a distraction. Muh, weather balloons! Weeds grows wouldn’t be an issue if loser white Mainers weren’t buying it at the corner dispensary and ripping it up.
The jews and their lasers are the problem. 2/3 of the jews get slaughtered by Jesus in the second coming for a reason. The satanic genocidal jews are guilty of war crimes. The entire Old Testament is a historical record of jew war crimes.
The average citizen doesn’t realize how big of a threat this is. Financial institutions and utilities have hundreds of people working to prevent this 24/7/365. Just a matter of time before the Communist Chinese, Communist Russia or Communist N Korea succeed in a major cyber attack. Better have some cash on hand because you may not be able to make withdrawals or do debit transactions for a long time.
More distraction from the disaster of the past 4 years of destruction caused by this administration. Look! Over here! That over there?- pay no attention to it. China, China, China ad nauseam. Same with Russia. Crying wolf has gotten very old.
Oh China is in the news again–What can it be now. Maybe the independent in the Senet will know>
Alan is right, be prepared for some hack which stops commerce. The trillions in debt and quadrillion derivited market cant continue much longer. The USD will be a thing of the past. Cash will be good for awhile but food, water, medical supplies, energy like gas or propane will be the things everyone needs. You think the windstorm that knocked out power for a few days to a week was bad wait for whats to come. Not fear mongering here I wish everyone the best of luck and please plan accordingly. Ps don’t trust any government/politician to save you they are not your friends.
I’m sure it’s the CCP not our own government … they would never do something like that