US Can Respond Decisively to Cyber Threat Posed by China

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A graphic shows the watch floor of Navy Fleet Cyber Command.
A graphic shows the watch floor of Navy Fleet Cyber Command (U.S. DoD).

February 13, 2024 | Originally published by U.S. Department of Defense on February 2, 2024

The cyber challenge posed by China is unlike any challenge ever faced by the US and its allies, said the Commander of United States Cyber Command.

Speaking yesterday before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone told lawmakers that cyber actors in China have used malware to hold at risk critical U.S. infrastructure, such as systems that provide water, electricity, and fuel to U.S. citizens. He said those efforts are meant to provide options for the Chinese in crisis or conflict.

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