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This is a government reference page relevant to AI safety discussions around cyber threats, critical infrastructure protection, and the governance of malicious use of advanced technologies; most directly useful for policy and threat landscape context.
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Summary
The FBI Cyber Division homepage outlines the bureau's mission as the lead federal agency for investigating cyberattacks, including state-sponsored intrusions, ransomware, and critical infrastructure attacks. It describes major threat categories and provides resources for reporting cybercrime and understanding nation-state cyber threats.
Key Points
- •FBI Cyber serves as the lead federal agency for investigating cyberattacks, intrusions, and malicious cyber activities.
- •Major threats include state-sponsored actors targeting critical infrastructure and cybercriminals conducting ransomware and data theft.
- •The division works to 'impose costs on cyber adversaries' through legal authorities, technical capabilities, and inter-agency partnerships.
- •Resources include cyber alerts, SEC reporting guidance for victims, and a most-wanted list for cyber criminals.
- •Recent focus includes nation-state threats such as Salt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored group targeting telecommunications.
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# Cyber
[What We Investigate](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate)
- [Terrorism](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism "Terrorism")
- [Counterintelligence and Espionage](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence "Counterintelligence and Espionage")
- [Cyber](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber "Cyber")
- [Public Corruption](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/public-corruption "Public Corruption")
- [Civil Rights](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/civil-rights "Civil Rights")
- [Transnational Organized Crime](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/transnational-organized-crime "Transnational Organized Crime")
- [White-Collar Crime](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/white-collar-crime "White-Collar Crime")
- [Violent Crime](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/violent-crime "Violent Crime")
- [Environmental Crime](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/environmental-crime "Environmental Crime")
- [Weapons of Mass Destruction](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/wmd "Weapons of Mass Destruction")
- [How We Investigate](https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-investigate "How We Investigate")
- [More](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber#)
- [News](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/news "News")
- [Partners](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/partnerships "Partners")
- [Cyber Alerts](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/alerts "Cyber Alerts")
- [SEC Reporting Requirements](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/fbi-guidance-to-victims-of-cyber-incidents-on-sec-reporting-requirements "SEC Reporting Requirements")
- [Most Wanted](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber/most-wanted "Most Wanted")
- [More](https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber#)
# The Cyber Threat
The mission of FBI Cyber is to impose costs on cyber adversaries through unique authorities, world-class capabilities, and enduring partnerships.
Hijacked networks, cryptocurrency heists, and corporate espionage are but a few examples of the spiraling cyber threat. Every year, our adversaries become savvier and increasingly callous – attacking power grids, shutting down hospitals, and stoking geopolitical tensions. State-sponsored cyber actors wield every element of their national power to target the United States and its critical infrastructure. Skilled cybercriminals exploit new and longstanding vulnerabilities to steal our money and hold our data for ransom.
Combating these th
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