"I write to insist that your agencies finally act to secure US telephone and broadband companies' wiretapping systems from hackers," Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) wrote in a Friday letter [ PDF] to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel. This bold demand highlights critical concerns about cybersecurity practices among major telecommunications companies and emphasizes the urgent need for government action to protect sensitive wiretapping capabilities from cyber threats.
"Taken together with these news reports regarding Salt Typhoon's apparent compromise of our nation's wiretap system, it is clear that we face a cyber-adversary the likes of which we have never confronted before, and we must urgently enhance our nation's approach to cybersecurity," said Representatives John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). This statement underscores a growing bipartisan consensus that robust measures are required to counteract escalating cyber threats against national infrastructure.
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