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• Threats | CyberScoop: White House: Salt Typhoon hacks possible because telecoms lacked basic security measures
• fortune.com: Chinese spies infiltrated yet another U.S. telecom and accessed private conversations, White House says
• BleepingComputer: A White House official has added a ninth U.S. telecommunications company to the list of telecoms breached in a Chinese hacking campaign that impacted dozens of countries.
• techhub.social: The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is "less than 100"
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: A White House official has added a ninth U.S. telecommunications company to the list of telecoms breached in a Chinese hacking campaign that impacted dozens of countries.
• www.techmeme.com: The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is "less than 100"
• social.skynetcloud.site: A 9th Telecoms Firm Has Been Hit by a Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, the White House Says -State
• www.techmeme.com: AT&T and Verizon say their networks are now clear after the Salt Typhoon intrusion; AT&T says a few "individuals of foreign intelligence interest" were targeted (Kelcee Griffis/Bloomberg)
• techhub.social: AT&T and Verizon say their networks are now clear after the Salt Typhoon intrusion; AT&T says a few "individuals of foreign intelligence interest" were targeted (Kelcee Griffis/Bloomberg)
• www.bloomberg.com: AT&T and Verizon say their networks are now clear after the Salt Typhoon intrusion; AT&T says a few "individuals of foreign intelligence interest" were targeted (Kelcee Griffis/Bloomberg)
• gbhackers.com: AT&T and Verizon Hacked – Salt Typhoon Compromised The Network For High Profiles
• www.yahoo.com: Chinese Salt Typhoon cyberespionage targets AT&T, Verizon but networks secure, carriers say
• securityaffairs.com: China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached a ninth U.S. telecommunications firm
• gbhackers.com: AT&T and Verizon Hacked – Salt Typhoon Compromised The Network For High Profiles
• BleepingComputer: AT&T and Verizon confirmed they were breached in a massive Chinese espionage campaign targeting telecom carriers worldwide but said the hackers have now been evicted from their networks.
• techcrunch.com: TechCrunch article on AT&T and Verizon saying networks are secure after being breached by China-linked Salt Typhoon hackers.
• cyberinsider.com: AT&T and Verizon Declare Networks Secure After Salt Typhoon Attacks
• techcrunch.com: Verizon says it has secured its network after breach by China-linked Salt Typhoon group
• www.bleepingcomputer.com: AT&T and Verizon confirmed they were breached in a massive Chinese espionage campaign targeting telecom carriers worldwide but said the hackers have now been evicted from their networks.
• Zack Whittaker: New by : U.S. phone giants AT&T and Verizon say their networks are free from the Salt Typhoon hackers. Both networks said a few customers had their communications compromised during the hacking campaign.
• systemweakness.com: What we learned from salt typhoon telecoms operation
• cordcuttersnews.com: AT&T & Verizon Confirm Security Breach, But Assure Customers That The Networks Are Now Secure
• CyberInsider: CyberInsider article on AT&T and Verizon declaring networks secure after Salt Typhoon attacks.
• www.cnet.com: CNet article on AT&T and Verizon declaring their networks secure amid Salt Typhoon cyberattack.
• www.techradar.com: TechRadar article on AT&T and Verizon saying they're free of Salt Typhoon hacks at last.
• geeknews.chat: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in The intrusions allowed Beijing to 'geolocate millions of individuals' AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies confirmed that Chinese government-backed snoops accessed portions of their systems earlier this year, while the White House added another, yet-unnamed telecommunications company to the list of those bre…
• go.theregister.com: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in
• mstdn.social: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in L: C: posted on 2024.12.30 at 20:52:06 (c=0, p=5)
• www.theregister.com: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in L: C: posted on 2024.12.30 at 20:52:06 (c=0, p=5)
• malware.news: Another US telco breached by Salt Typhoon as AT&T, Verizon acknowledge compromise
• The Register - Security: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in
• Strypey: "This week the FBI, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and partner agencies in New Zealand, Australia and Canada began advocating for the use of end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) communications. The move is in reaction to law enforcement backdoors in the public telephone network - including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile - being hijacked by Salt Typhoon; a cyberattack group believed to be operated by the Chinese government."
• www.scworld.com: Another US telco breached by Salt Typhoon as AT&T, Verizon acknowledge compromise
• ciso2ciso.com: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in – Source: go.theregister.com
• techcrunch.com: US telco Lumen says its network is now clear of China’s Salt Typhoon hackers
• ciso2ciso.com: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in – Source: go.theregister.com
• social.skynetcloud.site: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in – Source: go.theregister.com

Classification:

• HashTags: #cyberespionage #SaltTyphoon #telecomsecurity
• Company: AT&T
• Target: AT&T and Verizon
• Attacker: Salt Typhoon
• Product: network
• Feature: network intrusion
• Type: Espionage
• Severity: Major