Salt Typhoon attacks prompt talk of hacking back against China
In classified settings, lawmakers have often asked national security officials why American cyber forces don’t go on the attack more often, one senator said.
What is Salt Typhoon? Everything you need to know about 'the worst telecom hack in [U.S.] history'
Though commonly referred to as Salt Typhoon, the group has also been dubbed GhostEmperor, FamousSparrow, Earth Estries, and UNC2286. The name "Salt Typhoon" was given to it by Microsoft, which uses "Typhoon" to label all nation-state threat actors from China.
Senators say US must boost security after Chinese Salt Typhoon telecom hacking
The United States must do more to address hacking threats after China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecommunications companies and steal data about U.S. calls, senators said at a hearing Wednesday.
The Salt Typhoon telecom hack targeted senior American political figures, the White House says
The Salt Typhoon hack originated in China and is one of the biggest attacks on American telecom companies ever, officials say.
Chinese hackers are deep inside America’s telecoms networks
Officials say a Chinese hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon compromised at least eight of America’s telecoms networks. The intruders stole the call-record metadata of a “large number” of Americans. They gained access to the wiretap requests of security agencies—meaning they could work out if any Chinese spies or agents were under American surveillance.
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The FBI is still touting the debunked idea that its agents could access communications without opening a door to foreign hackers.
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