Dems press Trump admin. for response to China-backed cyberattacks

A group of Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to clarify who is leading the government’s efforts to eradicate China-backed hackers from U.S. critical infrastructure and telecom networks.

Roughly 1,000 people have already left the nation’s top cyber agency this year through voluntary buyouts and other workforce cuts. Those cuts could create dangerous weaknesses in the nation’s cyber defenses, the lawmakers argue in a letter exclusively shared with Axios.

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) sent a letter today to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard demanding more clarity on who is leading the response against two major China-backed cyberattacks uncovered during the Biden administration.

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