The chief of US spy agencies has warned that cyber threats to US national security are “blinking red” with daily attempts to undermine America and not just at election time, accusing Russia, China and Iran of being top anti-US hackers.
US National Intelligence Director Dan Coats further claimed on Friday that hacking targets include American businesses, the federal government, the military, financial and academic institutions, critical infrastructure and even state and local governments, and pointed to Russia as the most aggressive foreign actor.
“The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, in coordination with international partners, have detected Russian government actors targeting government and businesses in the energy, nuclear, water, aviation and critical manufacturing sectors,” Coats said in a speech at the Washington-based conservative think tank, Hudson Institute.
He noted, however, that cyber threats against the US also…