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LINCOLN, Neb. — Sen Fischer has raised an alarm on Chinese Cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure.
At a hearing on Wednesday, Aril 10, Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned senior defense officials about cyberattacks by organizations linked to China against communications, energy, transportation, water and wastewater systems in the United States.
The senator’s office says during the hearing, Senator Fischer asked U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) Commander Timothy Haugh whether these attacks are aimed at stealing U.S. data or causing severe disruptions to U.S. critical infrastructure ahead of a potential conflict.
Earlier this year, six U.S. agencies released a public cybersecurity warning stating that the behavior of Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors differs from traditional cyber espionage or intelligence gathering operations and that they are likely attempting to pre-position themselves on IT networks to disrupt functions.
