FBI Warns of Risk of Chinese Hack Attack on Energy Infrastructure

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The director of the FBI has warned that China has set its sights on U.S. critical infrastructure and that it may launch a cyberattack against the U.S.

The director of the FBI has warned that the Chinese state has its sights set on U.S. critical infrastructure to compromise U.S. economic and national security.

The motivation for these efforts, according to Wray, was based on “driven by the CCP’s aspirations to wealth and power,” and the desire to “seize economic development in the areas most critical to tomorrow’s economy,” including through illegal means, such as theft. With regard to critical infrastructure specifically, Wren said “The fact is, the PRC’s targeting of our critical infrastructure is both broad and unrelenting.

 

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