Salt Typhoon news and trends

Ongoing Salt Typhoon Hacking Campaign Targets Americans’ Call Record Metadata
Cybersecurity // December 04, 2024

Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon reportedly has stolen the call record metadata of a “large number” of Americans. The metadata was taken in a broad and ongoing attack on America’s telecommunications infrastructure, Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 4), citing an unnamed senior U.S. official. Speaking during...

T-Mobile Network Reportedly Breached in Chinese Hacking Campaign
Cybersecurity // November 17, 2024

T-Mobile was reportedly hacked in a recent cyberespionage attack on American and international telecommunications companies. Hackers with ties to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to get into the T-Mobile network as part of a monthslong effort to spy on the cellular communications of high-value...

Government Agencies Investigating Whether Chinese Hackers Targeted US Telecommunications Firms
Cybersecurity // October 07, 2024

The National Security Agency (NSA), other government agencies and some companies have reportedly begun investigating the possibility that Chinese hackers have targeted American telecommunications companies. The investigation is in its early stages and it’s too early to say which firms may have been the focus on...

Report: China-Connected Hackers Breach US Broadband Networks
Cybersecurity // September 25, 2024

Hackers with ties to China’s government have reportedly gotten into some American internet service providers. The hacking campaign, dubbed Salt Typhoon by investigators, was targeting sensitive information, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Sept. 25), citing sources familiar with the matter. As the report...

Quick Reads
Trump Looks to Go ‘On the Offense’ Against Cyberattackers

December 15, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly looking for ways to get tougher on cyberattackers. That’s according to U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Trump’s choice to serve as national security adviser. Speaking to CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday (Dec. 15), Waltz said the government needed to stop focusing so much on shoring up its cyberdefense measures. […]

Ongoing Salt Typhoon Hacking Campaign Targets Americans’ Call Record Metadata

December 04, 2024
Chinese hacking group Salt Typhoon reportedly has stolen the call record metadata of a “large number” of Americans. The metadata was taken in a broad and ongoing attack on America’s...

T-Mobile Network Reportedly Breached in Chinese Hacking Campaign

November 17, 2024
T-Mobile was reportedly hacked in a recent cyberespionage attack on American and international telecommunications companies. Hackers with ties to a Chinese intelligence agency were able to get into the T-Mobile...

Government Agencies Investigating Whether Chinese Hackers Targeted US Telecommunications Firms

October 07, 2024
The National Security Agency (NSA), other government agencies and some companies have reportedly begun investigating the possibility that Chinese hackers have targeted American telecommunications companies. The investigation is in its early...