The Congressional remedy for Salt Typhoon? More information sharing with industry

The report describes the Salt Typhoon operation in which Chinese hackers systematically penetrated at least nine major U.S. telecommunications networks, prompting a Senate Commerce Committee hearing where experts disagreed on whether the intrusions constitute traditional espionage or a systemic attack on critical infrastructure; the piece highlights contested FCC regulatory actions, industry cooperation versus verification debates, and that attackers exploited basic weaknesses (unpatched vulnerabilities, weak passwords, lack of multi-factor authentication) raising concerns about potential interception or disruption of emergency communications.