Increasingly bold Chinese state-sponsored hackers are actively using known vulnerabilities to gain access to sensitive networks, a dynamic National Security Agency cyber chief Rob Joyce called a “major threat” to critical infrastructure and election security on Thursday.
Joyce emphasized there is no specific, significant threat against U.S. elections but said the NSA, along with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, decided to release an advisory on the topic to ensure extra vigilance as November’s elections loom.