The U.S. broadband system has become uncompetitive, patchy, and expensive as a direct consequence of the telecom industry's lobby against federal oversight, resulting in security vulnerabilities that led to significant hacking intrusions.
Officials believe intruders could still be rooting around the networks of the nine compromised ISPs, highlighting telecoms' failure to implement basic cybersecurity measures across their IT infrastructure.
Despite the severity of the Salt Typhoon hack, media coverage has been minimal in comparison to the attention given to other controversies, suggesting a disregard for the connection between telecom deregulation and the national security risks involved.
When asked how their regulations have impacted security, U.K. officials noted that their oversight would have allowed them to detect and contain the attack on U.S. ISPs more effectively.
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