US officials have disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware in order to damage US civilian infrastructure, including water treatment plants and transportation systems. FBI Director Chris Wray warned that Chinese hackers are positioning themselves to cause havoc in the event of a war between the US and China. The operation disrupted a botnet of hijacked routers owned by private citizens and companies. The Chinese hackers are using basic flaws in US technology to infiltrate critical infrastructure networks. The US has become more aggressive in its efforts to disrupt cyber operations. State-backed hackers, especially from China and Russia, are adapting and finding new intrusion methods. Major software providers often sacrifice security for convenience. Chinese hackers have previously targeted US critical infrastructure. The Chinese government denies the allegations and claims to be the victim of cyber attacks.
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