At a Congressional hearing, Director Wray of the United States FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) pointed out that China is targeting American infrastructure facilities with cyberattacks, and expressed a strong sense of caution.
On the 31st, Director Wray of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said at a hearing of the House of Representatives Special Committee on China, ``Chinese hackers are preparing to target American infrastructure facilities and cause harm to American society. "There is," he testified.
He expressed strong alarm, saying, ``The American public has little interest in the fact that Chinese hackers are targeting critical infrastructure facilities such as our water treatment plants and power grids.''
Under these circumstances, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a statement on the 31st that it has prevented hackers supported by the Chinese government from hacking devices connected to the Internet for small and medium-sized businesses and homes in the United States.
The hackers said they were trying to hide the fact that the hack originated in China, and that their targets included critical infrastructure facilities in the United States.
In a statement, Attorney General Garland emphasized that "America will continue to repel cyberattacks that undermine the safety of our people."