"U.S. Officials Sound Alarm on Chinese Hackers' Threat to Critical Infrastructure"

FBI Director Christopher Wray warned about the increasing threat of Chinese cyberattacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including electrical grids and water treatment plants. Wray emphasized that Chinese hackers are actively attacking U.S. economic security and engaging in wholesale theft of innovation and personal data. The FBI and Justice Department recently disabled a Chinese hacking operation that had infected hundreds of small office and home routers with botnet malware, which targeted critical infrastructure. Wray's remarks add to a series of warnings about the Chinese government's hacking capabilities, with previous breaches including the email accounts of the State and Commerce departments as well as the U.S. ambassador to China.