China-made Drones Pose Significant Risk to U.S. Data, Security Agencies Say

China-made drones pose a significant risk to American data, critical infrastructure and national security, two federal security agencies said this week in an official cybersecurity guidance urging U.S. professional and hobby users to transition to safer alternatives The use of Chinese-manufactured unmanned aircraft systems—UAS, or more commonly known as drones—in critical infrastructure “risks exposing sensitive information to PRC authorities, jeopardizing U.S. national security, economic security, and public health and safety,” the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday. The warning comes amid a deepening technological and national security competition between the United States and…