Cyber attacks from space are potential threats as China and Russia ramp up their space programs. Three months ago, FBI Director Christopher Wray called the threat “incredibly serious,” but he also claims many successes combating especially cyber threats involving the Chinese military. Speaking at an FBI and University of Kansas Cyber security conference in April, Director Wray added that the threat from cyber hackers is “complex, persistent, and severe. Cyber attacks are mostly invisible and far more sophisticated until the damage they cause is too late to reverse. Reality becomes confused with playing a video game, threatening World War III.

Source: Forbes July 26, 2024 16:59 UTC