8 US Telcos Compromised, FBI Advises Americans To Use Encrypted Communications
HelpNet Security, Thursday, December 5th, 2024
FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officials have advised Americans to use encrypted call and messaging apps to protect their communications from threat actors that have - and will - burrow into the networks and systems of US telecommunication companies.
NBC News reported that the advice was given during a conference call with the media on Tuesday, during which the official also shared that the compromise of the networks of multiple US telcos by the China-affiliated Salt Typhoon cyber spies is ongoing, and that they can't predict when the attackers will fully evicted.
The FBI and CISA officials said that Salt Typhoon: