SUN JOURNAL • July 21, 2021
Warning that “the next Pearl Harbor, the next 9/11 will be cyber,” U.S. Sen. Angus King urged government and private-sector officials to do more to be prepared. The two-term Maine independent said Wednesday at a hearing in Washington that the nation faces “an extremely dangerous situation” because so much of its critical infrastructure can be targeted by hackers and intruders. “We are facing a vulnerability in all of our systems, but water is one of the most critical and I think one of the most vulnerable,” King said.