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Volt Typhoon hacking campaign is waiting ‘for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow’, says Christopher Wray Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into US critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow”, the director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, has warned. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access to numerous American companies in telecommunications, energy, water and other critical sectors, with 23 pipeline operators targeted, Wray said in a speech at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. China is developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc on our critical infrastructure at a time of its choosing”, Wray said at the 2024 Vanderbilt summit on modern conflict and emerging threats. He added: “Its plan is to land low blows against civilian infrastructure to try to induce panic.” Wray said it was difficult to determine the intent of this cyber pre-p

The FBI director, Christopher Wray, speaks during a House hearing in Washington DC on 11 April 2024. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The FBI director, Christopher Wray, speaks during a House hearing in Washington DC on 11 April 2024. Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock China This article is more than 2 years old FBI chief says Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure This article is more than 2 years old Volt Typhoon hacking campaign is waiting ‘for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow’, says Christopher Wray Reuters

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