Summary
A ninth U.S. telecom firm has been hacked in the Chinese espionage campaign “Salt Typhoon,” which gave Beijing access to private texts and calls of Americans, including senior government officials.
The Biden administration confirmed the breach after issuing guidance to detect Chinese hackers.
Officials call for mandatory cybersecurity regulations, as voluntary measures are deemed insufficient.
The FCC will address the issue next month, while further U.S. actions are expected.
China denies involvement.
Now charge western secret service heads with treason and Marie Antoinette them. Because everyone told them this would happen.
Secret Service are presidential bodyguards, not corporate cybersecurity
The Secret Service actually does a lot more, but it’s never really reported about. They investigate financial and cybercrime too.