{"id":13179,"date":"2024-01-31T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T12:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=13179"},"modified":"2024-01-31T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T12:46:13","slug":"chinese-hackers-target-us-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/31\/chinese-hackers-target-us-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Hackers Target US Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agencies – Sudan Events\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hackers linked to the Chinese government are targeting critical infrastructure in the United States, preparing to cause \u201creal-world harm\u201d to Americans, FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to tell a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Water treatment plants, the electrical grid, oil and natural gas pipelines and transportation hubs are among the targets of state-sponsored hacking operations that have received \u201cfar too little public focus,\u201d Wray will testify to the House select committee on competition with China.<\/p>\n

\u201cChina\u2019s 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,\u201d Wray will tell the panel, according to a portion of his testimony released by the FBI.<\/p>\n

The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.<\/p>\n

Wray is scheduled to make his first appearance before the House China committee on Wednesday at a hearing focused on cyber threats posed by Beijing. He will appear alongside three other top US cyber officials.
\nWray\u2019s warning comes a day after Reuters reported that the US government launched an operation in recent months against a Chinese hacking operation, Volt Typhoon, that officials said had been spying on US infrastructure networks.<\/p>\n

Wray has repeatedly said the Chinese government is trying to undermine the United States through espionage campaigns, intellectual property theft and cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

The Chinese government has previously accused the United States and its allies of spreading \u201cdisinformation\u201d through its accusations against what Washington says are state-sponsored hacking groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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