{"id":2224711,"date":"2024-04-18T20:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-implies-chinese-hackers-are-targeting-infrastructure-to-induce-panic\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T20:28:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:28:44","slug":"fbi-director-implies-chinese-hackers-are-targeting-infrastructure-to-induce-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-implies-chinese-hackers-are-targeting-infrastructure-to-induce-panic\/","title":{"rendered":"The FBI director suggests that Chinese hackers are aiming to create fear by targeting infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-director-implies-chinese-hackers-are-targeting-infrastructure-to-induce-panic%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2224711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>FBI Director Christopher Wray \u2064hinted at Chinese hackers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Trump\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">targeting<\/a> U.S. infrastructure for reasons beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nrsc-to-run-ads-during-mlb-all-star-game-opposing-sen-warnock\/\" title=\"NRSC to run ads during MLB All-Star Game opposing Sen. Warnock\">economic gain<\/a>. Wray&#8217;s remarks were made at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. The discussion included insights on Volt Typhoon, alleged to have ties to China. Click &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; to delve deeper \u200cinto the details. \u200cFBI Director Christopher Wray suggested that\u2062 Chinese hackers are \u200dtargeting U.S. infrastructure for motives beyond economic benefits during his talk at\u200d the Vanderbilt Summit \u2063on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. He discussed the \u200bgroup Volt Typhoon, which is believed to have connections to China. For more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">information<\/a>, click &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>FBI Director <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christopher-wray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Christoper Wray<\/a> suggested efforts from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2829348\/fbi-director-warns-chinese-hackers-wreak-havoc-critical-us-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chinese hackers\">Chinese hackers<\/a> to infiltrate U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>infrastructure<\/a> are motivated by something \u201ceven more sinister\u201d than an economic incentive.<\/p>\n<p>Wray spoke at the Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats on Thursday to deliver the latest update on Volt Typhoon, a group that, according to the FBI, is sponsored by the Chinese Communist Party. The group has infiltrated water treatment plants, the power grid, oil and natural gas pipelines, and transportation systems, according to Wray, and the FBI assisted in removing these hackers\u2019 malware from hundreds of routers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [People\u2019s Republic of China] has made it clear that it considers every sector that makes our society run as fair game in its bid to dominate on the world stage and that its plan is to land low blows against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-house-democrat-blasts-party-extremists-for-undermining-israel-working-to-embolden-hamas\/\" title=\"Top House Democrat Blasts Party \u2018Extremists\u2019 For Undermining Israel, Working To \u2018Embolden Hamas\u2019\">civilian infrastructure<\/a> to try to induce panic and break America\u2019s will to resist,\u201d Wray said.<\/p>\n<p>There was one \u201choneypot\u201d trap set up to lure Volt Typhoon, Wray added, that resulted in the hackers targeting data surrounding \u201ccontrol and monitoring systems, while ignoring financial and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alan-joseph-bauer-the-falsehood-of-white-privilege\/\" title=\"Alan Joseph Bauer: The Falsehood Of White Privilege\">business-related information<\/a>, which suggests their goals were even more sinister than stealing a leg up economically.\u201d The hackers attacked within 15 minutes from the time the honeypot was set.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wang Lei, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinator for cyber affairs, denied any governmental involvement in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/wjdt_665385\/wshd_665389\/202404\/t20240418_11283884.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"earlier this week\">earlier this week<\/a>. Instead, he referred to Volt Typhoon as an \u201cinternational ransomware group\u201d and called the United States \u201cthe largest hacker state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Volt Typhoon was uncovered last May and continues to be active.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray hinted at Chinese hackers targeting U.S. infrastructure with motives beyond economic gains. 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