i think it could do more. i think it is doing a decent job but it needs to do more. what we know about the ccp is that roughly two thirds of the cyber attacks in the u.s. is generally coming from the prc. and on top of that, they have recently been found to be planting malware in critical infrastructure related to military bases. and talking about power and water and communication lines. they are trying to go after secrets within the pentagon, obviously, and our federal contractors. to that extent, we have to do a better job of promoting cybersecurity, not only at the pentagon, but also in the private sector and making sure that those who are subject to attacks or victims of tas are willing to share the information about it so we can all be protected. congrsm, i want to talk
they said they think it s russia. i have president putin. he just said it s not russia. reporter: other members of the trump administration continue to cast a much darker view of russia. we don t trust russia. we don t trust putin. we never will. they re never going to be our friend. that s just a fact. reporter: and tonight concern that russian government hackers carried out probing cyber attacks on vital u.s. infrastructure including the power grid, potentially giving the kremlin the ability to turn off the lights. earlier this year the department of homeland security and fbi detailed a two-year multi-state effort by moscow targeting hundreds of companies that they believe is still ongoing. the hackers first gained access to small energy related companies, planting malware that allowed them to move to larger networks. once again the suppliers, the russians collected information on the facilities control systems, attempting to acquire the ability to turn those systems off. the
power grid. they may be getting ready for a cyberattack to cripple the united states. jim sciutto has more on what is at stake. reporter: vital u.s. infrastructure including the power grid under cyber threat by russian government hackers. potentially giving the kremlin the ability to turn offer t the lights. department of homeland security and the fbi detailing a two year multistage effort by moscow targeting the u.s. energy grid. the hackers first gained access to small energy related companies, planting malware that allowed them to move into larger networks. once inside the energy suppliers, russians collected information on the facilities control systems attempting to acquire the ability to turn those systems off. they are identifying targets, they are positioning malware so they could pull the trigger when they wanted to. but they are also sending the united states a message, we are
recently, in recent weeks and months, that raised the alarm as to how far russia has penetrated these systems as well as how far russia might be willing to go. tonight, violent u.s. infrastructure including the power grid under cyber threat by russian government hackers. potentially giving the kremlin the ability to turn off the lights. the department of homeland security and the fbi detailing a two-year multistage effort by moscow targeting tuesday energy grid. the hackers first gained access to small energy companies, planting malware that allowed they will to move into larger net works. once inside, the russians collected information on the facilities control systems, attempting to acquire the ability to turn them off. they re identifying targets, they re positioning malware so they could pull the trigger when they wanted to. but they re also sending the united states a message. we are in a position to cause