China’s Salt Typhoon Hacks AT&T and Verizon, Accessing Wiretap Data: Report

A China-linked APT known as Salt Typhoon is reported to have infiltrated systems at major U.S. telecom providers AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen, potentially compromising infrastructure used for court-authorized wiretaps and sensitive government communications; the breach raises serious national security concerns and has prompted investigations by the affected companies and cybersecurity firms.