Efforts to Secure US Telcos Beset by Salt Typhoon Might Fall Flat

The report details a significant Chinese APT campaign (Salt Typhoon / UNC2286) that compromised multiple major U.S. telcos, exfiltrated call and text metadata, and reportedly recorded sensitive calls; in response, Senator Ron Wyden proposed the Secure American Communications Act and the FCC is considering new cybersecurity rules, while analysts warn that enforcement, funding, legacy systems, and scaling capacity — not merely new rules — are the primary obstacles to preventing similar attacks.