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US Indicts Slew of Alleged Chinese Hackers, Sanctions Company Over Spy Campaign

The U.S. on Wednesday announced indictments against a slew of alleged Chinese hackers, sanctioned a Chinese tech company and offered a $10 million bounty over what Washington called a years-long spy campaign that stole information from victims across America and …

A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House

A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top …

AT&T, Verizon Say Networks Now Clear After Salt Typhoon Hack

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. acknowledged that they’d been hit by the China-linked Salt Typhoon hacking operation but that their networks were now clear from the intrusion. The hackers attempted to gain information about foreign intelligence, Dallas-based AT&T said …

Chinese Hackers Breached Eight US Telecom Providers, White House Says

Chinese hackers compromised eight American telecommunications companies as part of a wide-ranging espionage effort to gather intelligence about prominent US citizens, Biden administration officials said Wednesday. Anne Neuberger, deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor for cyber …

US Official Fighting Chinese Telecom Intrusions Urges More Encryption

A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow Americans: Use encryption. During a call with reporters on Tuesday, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security …

Chinese Hackers Preparing for Conflict, Says US Cyber Official

Chinese hackers are positioning themselves in U.S. critical infrastructure in the event of a clash with the United States, a top American cybersecurity official said on Friday. Morgan Adamski, the executive director of U.S. Cyber Command, said ongoing Chinese-linked cyber …

US Investigating Breach of Telecoms by China-Linked Hackers

The US government said Friday it was investigating unauthorized access by Chinese state-affiliated hackers targeting the commercial telecommunications sector. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they had identified specific malicious activity by actors affiliated with the …

US Cyber Chief Sees ‘Very Aggressive’ Chinese Hacking Strategy

A top US spy chief said China is increasingly using its companies to find vulnerabilities in their own computer networks and then tapping that knowledge to target foreign nations and industries. “We’re really seeing China be very aggressive,” General Timothy …

What Is Volt Typhoon, the Hacking Group the FBI Warns Could Deal a ‘Devastating Blow’?

China is developing the “ability to physically wreak havoc” on U.S. critical infrastructure and its hackers are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. The comments were in relation …

Why Near-Miss Cyberattack Put US Officials and Tech Industry on Edge

German software developer Andres Freund was running some detailed performance tests last month when he noticed odd behavior in a little-known program. What he found when he investigated has sent shudders across the software world and drawn attention from tech …