FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign
U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking operation that gave officials in Beijing access to the private texts and phone conversations of Americans.
US says Chinese hackers are still lurking in American phone networks
U.S. government officials said Tuesday that the China-backed hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon are still inside some of the networks of America's largest phone and internet providers, weeks after the long-running hacking campaign first came to light.
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.
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.
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 started investigating the intrusions, senior officials told reporters Tuesday.
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China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hackers Breached US Networks Using Existing Flaws
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Americans Urged To Use Encrypted Apps Amid Massive Chinese Hacking Campaign
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U.S. officials say they still have not expelled Chinese telco hackers
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Chinese hack of global telecom providers is ‘ongoing,’ officials warn
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Salt Typhoon hackers backdoor telcos with new GhostSpider malware
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Salt Typhoon's surge extends far beyond US telcos
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Salt Typhoon targets telcos again with backdoor GhostSpider malware
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T-Mobile Addresses ‘Salt Typhoon’ Cyberattack Concerns, Outlines Robust Security Measures
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