Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray made a huge warning on 60 Minutes.
He says that China has infiltrated critical U.S. infrastructure.
Gee, thanks for letting us know.
Shouldn’t he have done something about it?
The infiltrating is including:
- water plants
- the electric grid
- pipelines
All using malware that is lying in wait to strike at their discretion.
Wray also revealed that China has intercepted U.S. communications, including those of national security officials.
Talking about failing to do your job.
And now he sounds the alarm on his way out?
GOODBYE, GOOD LUCK: Departing FBI boss declares China the United States' biggest enemy. @kilmeade slammed Christopher Wray on @foxandfriends for failing to tackle the threat, criticizing the Biden administration for talking "about it but didn’t act." https://t.co/tslEH5edz5 pic.twitter.com/bFPdiyD4Bb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 13, 2025
Breitbart reports:
Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed during an interview on Sunday, a week before he steps down, that China has penetrated America’s water treatment plants, electric grid, and other critical civilian infrastructure, and is lying “in wait” for an opportunity to cyberattack at a time and place of its choosing.
Asked on CBS’s 60 Minutes about Chinese penetration of U.S. cyber and infrastructure, Wray said China’s cyber program is the largest in the world and has stolen more of Americans’ personal and corporate data than every nation combined. Then, he added:
But even beyond the cyber theft. There’s another part of the Chinese cyber threat that I think has not gotten the attention publicly that it I think desperately deserves. And that is Chinese government’s pre-positioning on American civilian critical infrastructure. To lie in wait on those networks to be in a position to wreak havoc and can inflict real-world harm at a time and place of their choosing.
Wray said China has already infiltrated malware into critical American infrastructure.
“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 systems,” he said.
Wray said China has also been listening into Americans’ calls.
CBS News said China has gathered communications of U.S. national security officials, as well as the Kamala Harris campaign and President-Elect Donald Trump himself.
ADVERTISEMENT People were interested in these podcastsThe revelation prompted outrage from former Trump administration officials who say Wray did not do enough to stem the threat from China on his watch, only to discuss it publicly a week from stepping down.
Well, I hope China enjoyed their time spying on, and infiltrating, America.
Because it’s about to end.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says China’s cyber program has stolen more personal and corporate data from the U.S. than every other nation combined. Scott Pelley reports, tonight on 60 Minutes. pic.twitter.com/GI2nNpfBKW
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) January 12, 2025
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