Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), speaking at a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)
WASHINGTON D.C. –Hackers linked to the Chinese government are moving to target critical U.S. infrastructure. That’s what FBI Director Christopher Wray warned a congressional committee on Wednesday. Wray testified that PRC hackers are targeting critical infrastructure in the U.S., including water treatment plants, the electrical grid, and oil and natural gas pipelines. The FBI Director’s testimony comes as the Justice Department and FBI announced they had busted a Chinese hacking operation, that had infected hundreds of small office and home routers with malware.
