Lawmakers Urge Trump to Bolster US Cyber Offense to Face China’s Hacking

A group of senators, led by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), has urged President Donald Trump to bolster U.S. cyber defenses in response to China’s persistent onslaught. In a March 11 letter co-signed by 11 colleagues, Capito warned that these cyber intrusions have gone unpunished, despite China-nexus groups targeting state institutions. The letter follows reports by two cybersecurity companies, Mandiant and CrowdStrike—both of which have documented an increasing rate of cyberattacks on U.S.-based entities. Capito’s letter pointed to four years of “brazen” incursions by China’s cyber proxies that target government institutions and citizens with “near impunity.”...