Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Reminder—Former FBI Head Chris Wray's Out-the-Door Interview: "The Chinese government is prepositioning on American civilian critical infrastructure to lie in wait on those networks..."

From CBS News' 60 Minutes via Breaking 911, January 12:

And at CBS News:

...Scott Pelley:
The Chinese have already insinuated malware into critical American infrastructure.

Chris Wray:
That’s correct.

Scott Pelley:
Like what?

Chris Wray:
Things like water treatment plants. We’re talking about transportation systems. We’re talking about targeting of our energy sector, the electric grid, natural gas pipelines. And recently, we’ve seen targeting of our telecommunications system....

This disclosure raises a whole bunch of questions but for now we'll just take it at face value.