Salt Typhoon forces FCC's hand on making telcos secure their networks

The FCC is proposing new rules and a declaratory ruling under CALEA after revelations about the China‑linked 'Salt Typhoon' campaign that compromised at least eight US telecom operators and potentially thousands of network devices, including some law‑enforcement wiretapping systems; the agency would require carriers to implement cybersecurity risk management plans and annual certifications to improve resilience.