Combating China’s growing hacking prowess

US officials say they’ve disrupted a dangerous Chinese hacking operation that aimed to derail critical US infrastructure. In testimony before Congress Wednesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said civilians were the target of this, and several other foreign meddling and online disinformation efforts. Dina Temple-Raston, host and managing editor of the Recorded Future News podcast “Click Here,” speaks with The World’s Marco Werman.

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