US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans
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FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems.

Chinese hackers are determined to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns::FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems.

  • baldingpudenda@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    9 months ago

    I read somewhere they have trouble hiring hackers because they ask if they’ve ever done drugs including weed and it’s an automatic deal breaker for the old farts running the hiring process. Also the pay is shit compared to what they can make in the private sector. I guess leaning on patriotism isn’t working anymore.

    • ThePyroPython@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      I don’t think it’s a deal-breaker for the government employees running the hiring process. Trust me, I know some UK civil servants and after the initial drugs test, most of them were very happy to resume their various indulgences.

      The trouble is that you can’t be seen to employ someone to work for the federal government when they are technically committing a federal felony.

      I reckon the vast majority from the lower level employees to the higher ups would LOVE to have weed, LSD, and other recreational drugs at least de-scheduled if not legalised, regulated, and taxed.

      It’s politically difficult, especially in a country as socially right-wing as the US (on average, I’m aware attitudes vary from state to state).

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      9 months ago

      Ever heard of political zealots?

      People who firmly and undeniably believe in their cause so much that they will do anything for it. The Americans suffer from it as much as the Chinese and as much from just about any group. These are fanatical followers that will just give up their lives for their cause.

      Research has shown that the pyramids weren’t built with all forced slave labor … they were built by fanatical followers that wanted to do the work and honestly believed in the rewards for the afterlife if they built these monolithic projects.

      If you can get people to truly believe in something, no matter what it is … you can get them to work for nothing, no immediate reward, without intimidation and get them to move mountains.