The jump is the result of an effort to identify U.S. victims of foreign espionage, an ODNI official said.

The hearing gives a snapshot of the threats at the forefront of U.S. intelligence chiefs’ minds, and foreign hacking featured prominently.

The stakes are high; America’s spies must keep pace with growing list of hacking capabilities at adversaries’ disposal.

Rep. Adam Schiff and others have asked the intelligence community to assess how foreign governments could use the technology — video, audio, and images fueled by machine-learning algorithms and other tools — to harm national security interests.

The leaks of sensitive cyber tools will not impede the intelligence community’s push to adopt cloud computing, according to a top intelligence official.

Gen. Paul Nakasone confirmed that he has set up a task force to counter Russian cyberthreats to the United States.