China-backed groups infiltrated 'multiple' telcos, FBI warns
1 day ago · The Wednesday announcement gets very close to verifying almost everything that has been previously reported about the affair: That, after breaking into telcos' networks, the China-linked entities – which have sometimes been labelled "Salt Typhoon" – compromised the wiretapping systems used for court-ordered surveillance; and that the snoops ...
Chinese hackers gained access to huge trove of Americans
Nov 6, 2024 · The two people said a China-backed hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon gained access to a vast trove of so-called Call Detail Records. Those contain information on who Americans talk to,...
The U.S. is investigating a China-backed hack of telecom ... - CBS News
Oct 11, 2024 · The hacking group known as "Salt Typhoon" hit numerous companies including Verizon, AT&T and Lumen Technologies. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the depth and the...
What to Know About the Chinese Hackers Who Targeted the 2024 …
Oct 26, 2024 · Salt Typhoon is the name Microsoft cybersecurity experts have given to a Chinese group suspected of using sophisticated techniques to hack into major systems — most recently, American...
Chinese hackers access US telecom firms, worrying national …
Oct 5, 2024 · The Chinese hacking team in question is known in the cybersecurity industry as Salt Typhoon. “We track Salt Typhoon and have seen activity consistent with public news reports,” a...
US says China conducted massive espionage through breached …
1 day ago · The statement is in line with a recent report by WSJ in October, which said a China-backed threat actor, tracked by Microsoft as Salt Typhoon, has hacked into US internet service provider (ISP ...
White House forms emergency team to deal with China espionage …
Oct 11, 2024 · The breach was attributed privately by Microsoft to a group it dubbed Salt Typhoon, U.S. officials said. Microsoft discovered some of the intrusions last month.
China hacked AT&T, Verizon and Lumen in apparent counterspy …
Oct 6, 2024 · AT&T, Verizon and Lumen are among the companies breached by Chinese hackers in a sophisticated intrusion by the group dubbed Salt Typhoon, officials say.
Chinese hackers breached US court wiretap systems, WSJ reports
Oct 6, 2024 · U.S. investigators have dubbed it "Salt Typhoon." Earlier this year, U.S. law enforcement disrupted a major Chinese hacking group nicknamed "Flax Typhoon," months after confronting Beijing...
China-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers in New ‘Salt ...
Sep 26, 2024 · China-Linked Hackers Breach U.S. Internet Providers in New ‘Salt Typhoon’ Cyberattack. It is latest intrusion into core U.S. infrastructure by entities tied to Beijing. Underwater fiber-optic...