US slow to react to pervasive Chinese hacking, experts say

FILE - A view of the logos of TP-Link, a maker of computer networking products, and its sub-brand Aginet, whose products are designed for internet service providers, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 28, 2023. FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House committee, July 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

As new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings to date about the need for Americans — and in particular government officials and other "highly targeted" individuals — to secure their communications against eavesdropping and interception.