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More telcos confirm China Salt Typhoon security breaches as White House weighs in

ID: 9ea5962d-09bd-59e6-9d88-33b690096584

STIX ID: report--9ea5962d-09bd-59e6-9d88-33b690096584

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
95/100

Date Published: 2024-12-30

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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The report details a China-backed espionage campaign called Salt Typhoon that breached multiple U.S. telecom companies (AT&T, Verizon, Lumen and others), gave attackers broad network access enabling geolocation of millions and potential recording of calls, and included an admin-account compromise affecting over 100,000 routers; federal agencies and the affected carriers have worked to contain the intrusions and regulatory actions are being pursued.

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