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Chinese hackers ready to ‘wreak havoc’ on critical US infrastructure with 50-to-1 cyber personnel advantage, FBI director warns (nypost.com)

submitted 9 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] bhmnscmm@lemmy.world 44 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (30 children)

I understand that the US is likely vulnerable to cyber attack, but is a widespread attack by China likely in the immediate future?

I mean, let's say China does disable infrastructure, banking, etc in a coordinated and widespread attack. But then what? An attack on that scale is an act of war, and I doubt China would be willing to follow up with military action at this time.

Perhaps this is more of a preventive MAD type strategy? Essentially a warning to the US to not mess with China, or else these are the consequences.

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Given trade, it doesn't seem to be in their best interest to cripple the US.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Let us face squarely the paradox that the world which goes to war is a world, usually genuinely desiring peace. War is the outcome, not mainly of evil intentions, but on the whole of good intentions which miscarry or are frustrated. It is made not usually by evil men knowing themselves to be wrong, but is the outcome of policies pursued by good men usually passionately convinced that they are right.

—Norman Angell, author of The Great Illusion

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