Jen Easterly from CISA confirmed on Wednesday that Salt Typhoon threat actors were detected on US government networks prior to telcos discovering the same activity in their organizations. She went on to say it is likely “just the tip of the iceberg” of Chinese state-sponsored intrusions into critical U.S infrastructure. She also took the opportunity … Read More “Salt Typhoon THREAT ACTORS SPOTTED ON US GOVT NETWORKS BEFORE TELCOS” »
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The Salt Typhoon saga continues to unfold, the latest victims confirmed to have been compromised are Charter and Windstream. AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen are also confirmed to be impacted at this time. The attack has been attributed to Chinese state-sponsored threat actors that obtained text messages, voicemails, phone calls and wiretap information of active U.S … Read More “Charter and Windstream ADDED TO LIST OF TELCO PROVIDERS COMPROMISED BY Salt Typhoon” »
A Chinese state-sponsored espionage campaign being dubbed Salt Typhoon now includes nine U.S telecommunication firms. The Chinese government has denied responsibility for the attack which has compromised communications of senior U.S government officials. The full scope of the attack may never be known as the sophisticated attackers took steps to erase evidence of their presence. … Read More “NINTH TELECOM COMPANY ADDED TO LIST OF Salt Typhoon TARGETS” »