FBI Chief Warns of Unprecedented Rise in Security Threats

America faces an unprecedented convergence of security threats, including terrorism, cyberattacks, and foreign interference, according to the FBI director.

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks to lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2024. Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images

The United States is facing an unprecedented confluence of security threats, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, who said the agency is deeply concerned about the simultaneous rise in terrorism, cybercrime, foreign election interference, and espionage activities by adversarial powers.

Speaking to reporters from The Associated Press at the FBI’s Minneapolis field office on Aug. 21, Wray said he’s “hard-pressed to think of a time” in his career “where so many different kinds of threats are all elevated at once.”