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Inside the Ring: National Counterintelligence Center Warns of Foreign Hacking

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January 10, 2019

The National Counterintelligence and Security Center this week launched a campaign to alert the public to growing threats posed by hackers from China, Russia and other foreign adversaries.

The center, part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, says private-sector companies need to be vigilant against the growing danger of cyberattacks by foreign intelligence services.

"Make no mistake: American companies are squarely in the crosshairs of well-financed nation-state actors who are routinely breaching private-sector networks, stealing proprietary data and compromising supply chains," William Evanina, the center’s director, said in announcing the campaign Monday.

Read the entire article at the Washington Times.

Published under: Cyber Security