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FBI cyber cop: Salt Typhoon pwned 'nearly every American'

ID: b578e9c3-3e9d-5edd-9ae8-7b06183e5172

STIX ID: report--b578e9c3-3e9d-5edd-9ae8-7b06183e5172

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
95/100

Date Published: 2025-08-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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The report details China-backed Salt Typhoon, a long-running espionage campaign since at least 2019 that infiltrated multiple telecommunications and government networks worldwide. U.S. authorities say the operation likely harvested bulk data on millions of Americans, geo-located mobile users, monitored internet traffic, and in some cases intercepted calls, targeting around 200 U.S. organizations and over 80 countries while operating through PRC-affiliated vendors.

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