FBI Director: ‘Lot Of Parallels’ Between Ransomware Attacks And 9/11 Terrorism

FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the complexity of the threat facing the U.S. through cyberattacks is comparable to the threat from terrorism two decades ago.

Wray compared recent ransomware attacks to 9/11 during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. He did not compare the severity of the cyberattacks to 9/11 in which 3,000 Americans died but said that each threat is similarly difficult to combat and prevent.