"A Chinese-backed hacking campaign that previously hacked into nine U.S. telecommunication and internet providers is now confirmed to have hacked at least 200 American companies, according to the FBI's top cyber chief. FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman told The Washington Post that the hackers, dubbed Salt Typhoon, also broke into companies in 80 countries, revealing for the first time the global scale of the Chinese spying campaign."
"The hackers targeted call records among senior American politicians and officials, allowing them to map out who was calling whom, and on whom the U.S. was snooping with legal orders. For a time, the threat was so severe that the FBI urged Americans to switch to encrypted messaging apps to avoid having their calls and messages accessed."
"The FBI, along with nearly two dozen international agencies, said in an advisory [PDF] published Wednesday that Salt Typhoon primarily targets company routers and siphons sensitive network traffic, and offered technical guidance on how to identify intrusions. Leatherman told the Post that the threat from China is "ongoing.""
The FBI confirmed that the Chinese-backed hacking campaign Salt Typhoon has compromised at least 200 American companies and intruded into organizations across 80 countries. The campaign previously breached nine U.S. telecommunications and internet providers including AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, Charter Communications, and Windstream. The attackers targeted call records of senior American politicians and officials, enabling mapping of communications and identification of targets of legal surveillance. The threat prompted guidance urging Americans to use encrypted messaging apps to protect calls and messages. An advisory by the FBI and nearly two dozen international agencies details that Salt Typhoon primarily targets company routers and siphons sensitive network traffic, and provides technical detection guidance. The threat remains ongoing.
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