FBI Warns of Chinese Malware Ready to Strike U.S. Systems

Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray issued a dire warning about a looming, silent threat embedded within America’s critical infrastructure. In a Sunday interview on 60 Minutes, Wray revealed that the Chinese government has “prepositioned” itself across American civilian networks, ready to unleash cyberattacks “at a time and place of their choosing.” Wray didn’t mince words, labeling the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as “the greatest long-term threat” and a “defining threat of our generation.” His warning sheds light on an escalating cyberwar that could disrupt water treatment facilities, electrical grids, natural gas pipelines, and other vital systems—an attack Wray says could cause unprecedented harm. “The Chinese government is prepositioning on American civilian critical infrastructure to lie in wait on those networks…