The FBI is more preoccupied than ever with Chinese malware

Date:
Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:26:08 +0000

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FBI Director Christopher Wray cited the disruption of Volt Typhoon as a
recent success in protecting American Infrastructure.

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The FBI has reiterated its laser-focus on stamping out the efforts of Chinese state actors to hack into and destabilise American infrastructure.

The Financial Times (paywall) reported on comments made this week by the FBIs director, Christopher Wray, who also claimed that the law enforcement agency had thwarted recent attempts by the Chinese state to disrupt the US utility infrastructure, under the guise of a hacking network known only as Volt Typhoon.

Wray spoke specifically about how the proliferation of malware is making operations like Volt Typhoon all the more common. According to him, computing hacking is the latest means of the Chinese government placing offensive weapons within our critical infrastructure, poised to attack whenever [it] decides the time is right. The specter of foreign espionage

Wray also warned that Volt Typhoon and other similar organizations werent
just aiming to disrupt US industry, but other targets worldwide.

Though claiming that the Chinese governments cyber espionage activities had reached fever pitch, Wray also said that he believed that the US drive to raise awareness of the threat was working, with citizens increasingly attuned to the threat compared to several years ago.

Governments worldwide were also, he claimed, increasingly aware of the problem. In October 2023, the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, comprising the US and Canada along with several European and Oceanic governments such as the UK, Australia and New Zealand, held its first meeting on the topic.

Wray said that he believes European countries are diverting more resources to tackling the problem, and that they were all mov[ing] in the same direction. The specter of AI

Wray claimed that developments in the artificial intelligence field would allow it to act as a force multiplier that would accelerate the Chinese governments efforts in time.

Until then, he believes that staying focused on Chinese cyberespionage amid other international developments such as the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine wars is key, because even if it doesnt have the kind of immediacy that full-on military conflict has, its still every bit as big a crisis. More from TechRadar Pro Weve also listed the best AI tools right now Google Gemini 1.5 Pro shows that the company has even bigger plans for the future of AI but you won't be able to enjoy it just yet AI is nothing to be scared of Nvidia CEO plays down fears in call for rapid AI infrastructure growth




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