White House links ninth telecom breach to Chinese hackers

The report details Salt Typhoon, a Chinese state-linked cyber-espionage group that has compromised multiple telecommunications carriers across dozens of countries and recently added a ninth U.S. telecom victim; U.S. authorities (White House, CISA) have issued guidance, advised use of end-to-end encrypted messaging, and are pursuing policy and enforcement responses including potential bans and legislation to harden telecom infrastructure.