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Chinese hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ on critical US infrastructure with 50-to-1 cyber personnel advantage, FBI director warns (nypost.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I don't see China executing a cyber attack without being willing and able to follow up with military action. Preparation, as you said.

That ship sailed years ago. No one is even keeping up a polite "might be someone else" fiction anymore.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-government-disrupts-botnet-peoples-republic-china-used-conceal-hacking-critical

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I guess my comment was a bit vague. China is certainly currently interfering with our systems on a smaller scale. I was referring to a large scale, widespread cyber attack as described in the article.

    It's highly likely China is capable of of that sort of attack. But I don't see how we're more at risk of that happening now than any other military action.

    Another commenter described it well as another theater of a potential war, not necessarily that a war is imminent at this point

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