Reuters-FBI chief says China has bigger hacking program than the competition combined
September 18, 2023 2 min 247 words
这篇报道揭示了美国联邦调查局（FBI）局长克里斯·雷在一次会议上对中国的网络间谍活动发表的震撼言论。雷指出，中国的网络间谍计划之庞大，甚至超过了所有主要竞争对手的总和，这一观点着实令人震惊。 对于美国官员多年来一直在警告中国黑客的行为，雷的言论显得格外强烈。他指出，中国的黑客规模已经超过了其他所有主要国家的总和，即便FBI的所有网络特工和情报分析师都全力以赴对付中国，中国黑客仍然会以至少50比1的比例超过他们。 然而，中国驻华盛顿大使馆并没有立即回应这一言论，而中国政府则一再否认利用黑客进行对美国的间谍活动。上个月，中国大使馆曾表示，美国官员和媒体经常夸大与中国有关的间谍活动指控。 这一报道背后的背景是，克里斯·雷在华盛顿举行的mWISE大会上发表了这一言论，该会议由2022年被谷歌收购的网络安全公司Mandiant主办。此前一系列归咎于中国的高调黑客攻击事件，包括最近数十万封电子邮件被盗事件，事件中被盗电子邮件涉及美国高级政府官员。 Mandiant首席执行官凯文·曼迪亚在会上告诉路透社，中国黑客在间谍领域越来越成为佼佼者，他表示：“在攻势方面，中国是顶尖创新者。” 这一报道揭示了网络安全领域的紧迫问题，也引发了对中美网络关系和网络战争的深刻担忧。对于国际社会来说，如何应对这种威胁将是一个重大挑战，需要全球合作和创新解决方案。
Beijing has a cyberespionage program so vast that it is bigger than all of its major competitors combined, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Wray told a conference on Monday.
U.S. officials have been sounding the alarm about Chinese hackers for years. But even after decades of handwringing over the theft of American secrets, Wray's comments were unusually stark.
"China already has a bigger hacking program than every other major nation combined," Wray said. "If each one of the FBI's cyber agents and intelligence analysts focused on China exclusively, Chinese hackers would still outnumber our cyber personnel by at least 50 to 1."
Beijing's embassy in Washington did not immediately return a message seeking comment, but China has repeatedly denied using hackers to spy on the United States. Last month the embassy said that American officials and media frequently "hyped up" allegations of China-linked espionage.
*Wray was speaking at mWISE, a Washington conference hosted by Mandiant, the cybersecurity company bought in 2022 by Alphabet's Google Inc. (GOOGL.O)
*His comments follow a spate of high-profile hacks blamed on China, including the recent theft of hundreds of thousands of emails from senior U.S. government officials.
*Mandiant Chief Executive Kevin Mandia told Reuters at the conference that Chinese hackers were increasingly among the best spies out there. "The top innovator on offense is China," he said.