"Last year almost a dozen major U.S. ISPs were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year. The "Salt Typhoon" hack was so severe, the intruders spent much of the last year rooting around the ISP networks even after discovery. AT&T and Verizon, two of the compromised companies, apparently didn't think it was worth informing subscribers any of this happened."
"The hack, caused in part by our mindless deregulation and lax oversight of telecom monopolies, only saw a tiny fraction of the press and public attention reserved for our multi-year, mass hyperventilation about TikTok privacy and security. But on their way out the door, Biden FCC officials did try to implement some very basic cybersecurity safeguards, requiring that telecoms try to do a better job securing their networks and informing customers of breaches."
Chinese hackers conducted the "Salt Typhoon" intrusion that infiltrated nearly a dozen major U.S. ISPs and spied on public U.S. officials for over a year. Intruders remained within ISP networks for months even after discovery. Compromised firms including AT&T and Verizon did not notify subscribers about the breaches. Several attack vectors exploited basic failures such as unchanged default passwords on sensitive telecom hardware. The breach was enabled in part by deregulation and lax oversight of telecom monopolies. Outgoing Biden FCC officials moved to require stronger network security and breach notification. The current FCC under Brendan Carr is reversing those measures under industry pressure.
Read at Above the Law
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