Intel chief: Hacking the U.S. isn’t very hard

Published September 10, 2015 5:18pm ET



Many of the successful cyberattacks on the United States aren’t very sophisticated at all, America’s top intelligence official told a House panel on Thursday.

“Chinese hackers are often able to gain access to their targets without having to resort to using advanced capabilities,” said James Clapper, director of national intelligence. “Improved U.S. cybersecurity would complicate Chinese cyber espionage activities by addressing the less sophisticated threats.”

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