Cybersecurity Crisis Looms: FBI Chief Unveils Chinese Hackers’ Plan to Target US Infrastructure

As the head of the FBI pointed out Wednesday, Beijing was positioning itself to disrupt the daily lives of Americans if there was ever a war between the United States and China if it were to plant malware to damage civilian infrastructure. U.S. officials said Wednesday they disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware. 

As FBI Director Chris Wray addressed House legislators just before the operation was announced, a botnet comprising hundreds of U.S.-based small office and home routers owned by individuals and companies was disrupted as part of the operation. Chinese hackers hijacked these routers to hide their presence as they sow malware. 

To achieve their ultimate objectives, they sought to attack water treatment plants, electrical grids, and transportation systems throughout the country.

During a hearing scheduled for the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party this afternoon, a copy of a prepared speech that Mr Wray intends to make in front of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, it is stated that “far too little attention” has been paid to a cyber threat that is of concern to “every American.” 

During the US House hearing on Wednesday, Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, said that China’s hackers are targeting infrastructure to create havoc and harm American citizens and communities. In a report released by Wray

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