Cybersecurity
Chinese Hackers Are Lingering Inside Telecom Firms, US Says
- DHS says it can’t predict when intruders will be fully evicted
- Broad and significant spying campaign dates back months
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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.
The hacking group, known as Salt Typhoon, has compromised multiple telecoms, collecting intelligence and targeting the phone belonging to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, among others. The attackers also spied on communications belonging to what the FBI has said is a “limited number” of people in government and politics.