50 Chinese Hackers for Each FBI Cyber Agent, Bureau Boss Says

According to the FBI’s Christopher Wray, a senior official at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Chinese hackers greatly outnumber American cyber intelligence agencies. A plea was made for more money to be given to the agency by him. 

It is evident from the disclosure that the U.S., in particular, faces several massive cyber threats. There has been a large attack on private and corporate information of the country, more than by any other major nation combined, and it has stolen more data than all of the nations regardless of size. According to Wray, the country has the largest hacking program on the planet. 

China is said to have a much larger hacking program than every other major nation combined. This is evidenced by the fact that more personal and corporate information has been stolen than in any other nation.

The congress panel heard that the two countries had combined their efforts. 

However, Wray pointed out that countries like Russia, Iran, and North Korea also pose significant cybersecurity concerns, including criminals from countries other than the United States. In the current investigation, the FBI is looking into a total of over 100 “ransomware variants” which have affected “scores of victims” globally. 

There are 192 additional positions to be added to the agency’s cyber staf

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