“We are extremely concerned by the news of Chinese state-sponsored malicious activity against U.S. critical infrastructure networks, and the activity in Guam is especially concerning considering the heightened risk to the U.S. military. Just this year, the intelligence community warned about the grave threat posed to America’s critical infrastructure by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in its annual threat assessment. It is clearer than ever that our adversaries in Beijing will stop at nothing to conduct surveillance and infiltrate our networks in their quest to bring America to its knees, and this malicious activity is one more stark example.

 

“Our committee is charged with securing the homeland, and we must be nimble to address the increasingly complex threats we face within the cyber domain. It is extremely concerning to see adversaries using built-in network administration tools within domestic infrastructure to carry out these attacks. Critical infrastructure owners and operators across the U.S. should implement the mitigation recommendations listed in the advisory as soon as possible to prevent cascading impacts across these critical sectors that support our economy and way of life.

 

“As Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, we will request a briefing to better understand the scope of this activity and the resources needed to defend against any renewed threat. Congress must do everything it can to empower and equip CISA to support critical infrastructure owners and operators to defend their networks. The time for decisive action is now.”

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