Securing the Signal and Protecting the Grid: Facing the Cybersecurity Risks Across Telecom

A joint advisory from CISA, the FBI, NSA and allied partners warns that Salt Typhoon, a Chinese APT, conducted a multi-year campaign that infiltrated dozens of major global telecommunications providers — potentially compromising private communications of some government and political figures — and highlights the severe national-security and public-safety implications of attacks on telecom infrastructure; the piece also reviews related risks (DDoS, SIM swapping, data exfiltration), cites a Mint Mobile breach example, and showcases NOS’s use of Censys to improve visibility and remediation.