Cyberattacks on major financial institutions pose one of the biggest threats to the US economy, with the potential to cripple the system, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell, who spoke to 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley in an interview that aired April 12, said the risk of a financial collapse and recession like the kind the country experienced in 2008 is unlikely, but new risks now put the financial system in danger.

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