Chinese Cyberthreat to U.S. Infrastructure Highlighted by FBI, CISA, Others Today
01/31/2024
U.S. Cyber experts reviewed the threat China poses to U.S. infrastructure as a result of rising geo-political tensions.
“China’s hackers are positioning on American infrastructure in preparation to wreak havoc and cause real-world harm to American citizens and communities, if or when China decides the time has come to strike,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.
When assessing credit risk in public finance it is important for investors to consider management and technological related steps being taken to protect infrastructure assets from havoc-based and other cyberattacks.