Every US president has the ability to invoke βemergency powersβ that could give an authoritarian leader the ability to censor the internet, restrict travel, and more.
US government officials continue to warn that the public and private sectors need to identify and root out China-backed attackers lurking in industrial control systems.
In May 2020, the US Department of Justice noticed Russian hackers in its network but did not realize the significance of what it had found for six months.