CISA, FBI urge Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to combat Chinese telco hackers
U.S. government officials urged Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to avoid having their communications tapped by Chinese spies.
US recommends encrypted messaging as Chinese hackers linger in telecom networks
There have been reports since early October that Chinese government hackers penetrated the networks of telecoms and may have gained access to systems used for court-authorized wiretaps of communications networks. Impacted telcos reportedly include Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Lumen (also known as CenturyLink).
US Agencies to Brief Senators on Chinese Salt Typhoon Telecom Hacking
U.S. government agencies will hold a classified briefing for all senators on Wednesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to burrow deep into American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.
US official fighting Chinese telecom intrusions urges more encryption
A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow Americans: Use encryption. During a call with reporters on Tuesday,
Chinese Hackers Are Lingering Inside Telecom Firms, US Says
US telecommunications companies are still working to kick out state-sponsored Chinese hackers who breached their networks as part of a spying campaign that dates back months, US officials said Tuesday.
FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign
Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.
US officials still working to evict Chinese hackers from major US telecom networks
US officials are still trying to help major telecom providers evict Chinese government-backed hackers from their networks and don’t have a timeline for when that will be done, officials said Tuesday.
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China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hackers Breached US Networks Using Existing Flaws
The group has been targeting 'Cisco-specific features' to help it break into US telecommunication networks, according to a ...
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Chinese hackers gain access to more than 1 million American cellphone records
The FBI has confirmed an ongoing hacking campaign by entities in China looking to exploit communication data of millions of ...
U.S. officials say they still have not expelled Chinese telco hackers
U.S. officials said Tuesday they had not expelled Chinese hackers from telecommunications companies, warning concerned users ...
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Chinese hackers are still lurking in U.S. telecom networks despite government efforts, officials warn
China-linked spies are still lurking inside U.S. telecommunications networks roughly six months after American officials ...
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Salt Typhoon Chinese hackers still inside U.S. telecom networks
U.S. officials reveal that Chinese hackers are still lingering inside telecom networks and it's difficult to say when they ...
Salt Typhoon hackers backdoor telcos with new GhostSpider malware
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon has been observed utilizing a new "GhostSpider" backdoor in attacks ...
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Security teams should act now to counter Chinese threat, says CISA
The biggest hack since the Aurora attacks of 2009 used traditional vectors and vulnerabilities rather than novel hacking ...
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Chinese telecom espionage began with ‘much broader’ aims, officials say
The U.S. has been investigating the Salt Typhoon hackers since late spring and early summer this year, a senior FBI official ...
U.S. officials investigate alleged Chinese cyber hack of communications companies
U.S. officials say they're investigating Chinese government-affiliated hackers who compromised the networks of of U.S.