FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American' - DataBreaches.Net

""There's a good chance this espionage campaign has stolen information from nearly every American," Michael Machtinger, deputy assistant director for the FBI's cyber division, told The Register. "There's a thought among the public that if you don't work in a sensitive area that the PRC might be interested in for its traditional espionage activities, then you are safe, they will not target you," he said, during a Thursday interview with The Register."

"The Beijing-backed spying campaign began at least in 2019 but wasn't uncovered by US authorities until last fall. On Wednesday, US law enforcement and intelligence agencies along with those from 12 other countries warned the ongoing espionage activity expanded far beyond nine American telcos and government networks. According to Machtinger, at least 80 countries were hit by the digital intrusions."

Salt Typhoon, a Beijing-backed cyber espionage campaign, infiltrated telecommunications networks beginning at least in 2019 and remained undetected by U.S. authorities until last fall. The operation collected information belonging to millions of people in the United States and likely compromised data from nearly every American, according to an FBI cyber official. The intrusions affected far more than nine U.S. telcos and government networks and prompted warnings from law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the U.S. and 12 other countries. The campaign reached at least 80 countries and challenges assumptions about who is targeted by Chinese espionage.

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