US Should Brace for ‘Aggressive’ Sabotage by Chinese Hackers, Top Cybersecurity Official Says

Jen Easterly (L), nominee to be the Director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, nominee to be the National Cyber Director, testifies during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington, on June 10, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Chinese state hackers will “almost certainly” conduct aggressive cyberattacks to disrupt critical U.S. infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, if a conflict breaks out with the United States, a senior U.S. cybersecurity official has warned.

Beijing is investing heavily in advancing cybertechnologies designed to sabotage U.S. infrastructure, Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said at an event at the Aspen Institute in Washington.