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Chinese hackers are determined to 'wreak havoc' on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Chinese hackers are determined to 'wreak havoc' on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns::FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems.

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[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I will definitely check it out. A lot of what I have heard is from the podcast "Darknet Diaries". I feel like it is pretty commonly known around here but, man.... It exposed me to a lot of things that I did not know were going on. And that's what is currently public information. What is not public information is probably way way worse. Another commenter below mentioned something about countries spying on countries, but what is currently happening in the digital warfare realm is way more than spying. As the OP article goes into, we are talking about attacks on infrastructure. That is not spying. The line needs to be drawn somewhere. Like... Attempted murder is a crime. Why is attempted hacking on infrastructure that would kill a bunch of people not a war crime?

The concept of war is changing rapidly in the age of information. Why would you deploy boots on the ground when you can use technology to break down a country from the inside?