Staff Reports
Under the Biden administration, the FBI has managed to take a nosedive in public relations, with accusations swirling on all sides about the agency being “weaponized” for political ends. Now, as if to add insult to injury, the outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray has dropped a bombshell revelation regarding a much more pressing concern: a Chinese infiltrative threat to America’s critical infrastructure.
Weeks before packing up and heading out, Wray revealed that China has effectively wormed its way into the very systems that keep America running — from water treatment facilities to the electrical grid. One could argue that holding the door open for China’s infiltration exemplifies a special kind of negligence on the part of the current administration. It’s as if the Biden team was too busy polishing their social justice medals to notice that our infrastructure was being probed by supervillains from Beijing.
FBI Director Wray: “The Chinese government has already hacked and prepositioned itself in American critical infrastructure, to lie in wait on those networks to wreak havoc and inflict real world harm at a time & place of their choosing.”
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The darker twist in Wray’s revelations came when he warned of a potential catastrophic cyberattack looming on the horizon. The scenario painted here sounds like the plot of a mediocre action flick—an impending cyber disaster that could leave the nation crippled at a moment’s notice. Yet, in this case, it’s not some rogue hacker in a basement but an entire nation plotting from the shadows. It’s unsettling to think that while Americans enjoy their brunch, China is scheming away with a data heist bigger than any heist movie could conjure.
During a recent spot on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Wray pointed out that China’s cyber warfare program is not exactly a small-time operation. It’s touted as the largest in the world, and it has reportedly snatched up more American data than every other nation put together. So why are Americans more concerned about who wore what to the Met Gala than who’s listening in on their calls? This approach seems alarmingly negligent.
Wray elaborated on the threat, urging that the problem of Chinese pre-positioning on American infrastructure warrants far more attention than it is currently receiving. Water treatment plants, transportation systems, energy sectors—the list goes on. While the nation debates the latest celebrity gossip, Wray underscores the rather frightening fact that China has been using these networks as their secret playground. Observers on both sides of the political divide are left shaking their heads, anticipating the inevitable blame game that will unfold as officials scramble to downplay the damage.
Former Trump officials are now taking a victory lap of sorts, pointing fingers at the Biden administration for their failure to protect America from this brewing disaster while they had all the resources available at their disposal. If the incoming Trump presidency can successfully confront this encroaching threat, it might be one of the few instances salvaging Biden’s dismal record on national security. In the meantime, it’s safe to say that if Americans didn’t think China was a threat before, Wray just gave them ample reason to reassess their cozy relationship with their new electronic overlords.
