Chinese hackers also breached Charter and Windstream networks

Salt Typhoon, a Chinese state-backed threat actor, has reportedly breached multiple U.S. and international telecommunications providers — including AT&T, Verizon, Lumen, and T-Mobile, with media reports naming Charter, Consolidated, and Windstream — gaining access to sensitive communications (texts, voicemails, calls) and possibly law-enforcement wiretap information; the incidents prompted CISA guidance, proposed legislation to secure telecom infrastructure, and consideration of bans on certain China-linked services and devices.