In October, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) admitted they were investigating “unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors affiliated with the People's Republic of China.” These bad actors, collectively referred to as “Salt Typhoon,” allegedly attacked American officials and employees during the recently concluded presidential election. However, a few days later, The Wall Street Journal reported that the group had access to many more people than originally thought. Basically, hackers could have accessed the data of any American who is an AT&T and Verizon customer. That list of carriers has grown a little more, because according to a new report from The diary and <a target="_blank" data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/t-mobile-hacked-massive-chinese-breach-telecom-networks-wsj-reports-2024-11-16/?taid=67380d0bcad2960001f35a3a&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:Reuters;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>ReutersSalt Typhoon had also infiltrated T-Mobile's network.
Hackers are believed to have exploited several vulnerabilities, such as those affecting Cisco Systems routers, to enter the carriers' network. They also used artificial intelligence and machine learning. The diary he said, and remained inside some of the systems they infiltrated for over eight months. That's enough time to get away with a ton of sensitive data: They were supposedly able to access the phone lines of senior US national security officials, as well as their unencrypted call and text message logs. goals. Hackers were also reportedly able to access information collected by operators to comply with surveillance requests from US authorities.
A company spokesperson said The diary that T-Mobile is “closely monitoring” the attacks and said its systems and data “have not been significantly impacted.” They also said the operator found no evidence that its customers' information was compromised in the security breach.
