Salt Typhoon telecom victims rises to 8, with 'dozens' of countries affected

Date:
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Description:
The Chinese cyber-espionage campaign seems to be a lot bigger than anyone initially predicted.

FULL STORY ======================================================================US government representatives say at least eight US telcos were compromised by the Chinese The hackers have probably not yet been completely removed China
is currently not responding to the claims

Salt Typhoons reach is a lot wider than initially thought, compromising numerous telecommunications companies and other organizations in both the private and public sector, around the world.

This is according to the representatives of the White House, the FBI, and CISA, who recently held press briefings to update the public on their
findings regarding Salt Typhoons apparent mass-surveillance campaign.

The officials said that Salt Typhoons victims are located in dozens of countries around the world. Evicting the squatters

While the full scope of the attack is yet to be determined, we do know that the attackers targeted telecommunications organizations in the States. In fact, it was said during the briefing that eight US telcos were compromised, up from four that were previously known.

So far, T-Mobile , Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies have all confirmed having been targeted by Salt Typhoon.

The campaign lasted for years, it was added. However, there is currently no evidence that the hackers managed to grab any classified communications.

As new information emerges, this attack seems to be turning into a major escalation. Salt Typhoon is a Chinese, state-sponsored threat actor focused
on cyber-espionage against western targets. For months now, cybersecurity experts, government agents, and the media have been reporting on Salt
Typhoons attacks on internet service providers, telecommunications firms, and similar companies. The targets have been working hard on cleaning up their IT systems, but according to CISA, theres still work to be done.

"We cannot say with certainty that the adversary has been evicted, because we still don't know the scope of what they're doing. We're still trying to understand that, along with those partners," a senior CISA official said in a Tuesday press call, BleepingComputer reports.

China did not yet issue an official statement or comment regarding these allegations. In the past, the countrys representatives have vehemently denied any wrongdoing, instead accusing the United States of being the worlds cyber-bully.

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